I used to sit in church after church. Listen to preacher after preacher. And have this burning feeling deep inside me yearning to escape. My heart would be pounding and I got the feeling that every word the preachers were speaking were being directed to me. It was like they knew my deepest thoughts; my deepest fears. I fought this feeling that constantly would built inside me until I realized something. There was no need for me to be worrying about whether or not the preachers were 'picking' on me. Even though they were. Because they did not know that they were. You see; someone was telling all of my deepest fears and thoughts. God was talking to me through them. They may not have known the specific soul(s) God was talking to. The Word had to be preached as God gave it.
Needless to say, after I was baptized; the rapid heartbeats, the high alert I felt listening to the Word being delivered, the burning feeling inside and the thoughts urging me to get up and go to the alter all but disappeared.
Now the more I meditate in the Word the stronger my Faith becomes. The stronger my Faith becomes; more effort is put into applying the Word to my everyday life. That is what it is all about. We are all called to the live in the will of God. Once we accept that calling we must apply what we learn about the will of God into our lives. Then we must ttell others about the will of God and what treasures it holds for us all.
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2 comments:
What a lovely post. You describe so powerfully the somewhat scary sensation of feeling the message is entirely about, and for, you.
Thanks for visiting my blog, too. Yours looks like it's going to be a good one! I'm honoured to be in at the beginning.
That was a beautiful description of what it feels like to be convicted by the Holy Spirit.
Welcome to blogging.
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