Oh, Yah


What do you need to have your spiritual cup overflow?  What interaction with Jesus do you need to have to get that "oh, yah" feeling deep within your soul?

The Bible tells us that the closer we move to God, the closer he moves to us (James 4:8). 

What do you normally do to move closer to God?  Have you done that?  Or is it no longer working the way it used to?  Perhaps, your feeling stuck and don't have a clear direction at this point.

Let's start by asking some new questions.  This is the best strategy when your feeling lost to get your bearings.  The Spirit is the best at helping us gain perspective at this point.  Start by asking the Spirit for help. 

Pause, and ask for help now before blazing ahead!

After you do this, rather than looking at the positive things you do to move closer to God, perhaps we need to be asking new questions.  Ask yourself:

  • What is keeping me from moving closer to God?
  • Are there habits in my life that are distracting me or outright leading me away from God?  
If you can identify those things, ask for forgiveness.  We are all prone to walk away from God becasue of our sinful nature.  Get right with God.

Now, I want you to practice something new.  We are not going to rely on past experiences.  Set an alarm to go off every hour!  When you hear that alarm thank Jesus for at least 10 things in your life.  This practice will reorient your heart and mind.  In fact, it will unite you back to God in the Spirit (1 Cor 6:17), becasue that is what we were made for as Genesis 2 reveals.  We were made to be thankful and dependant on God for all our needs.

If you need more help and want to talk it out call me (231-944-8786).  Or if you want to talk with one of the other leaders text me for their phone #.  I would be happy to get it to you, and they would love to listen to you.

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