A Morning in My Life...

My days sometimes start easy with a flow being on them from the time i wake. But often, there is resistance to pursuing the LORD and i have to intentionally push in. SO, in a spirit of full disclosure, i thought that i'd share a recent morning i had.

I woke feeling pretty disconnected (from God). With that came various accusations. And i felt like i was being offered what seemed to be a little hors d'oeuvre of fear on this lovely shiny platter. I knew if i took that morsel it would grow and overtake my day, so i resisted.

I made my standard bulletproof coffee and sat at this old wooden desk that has seen my many mornings with God.
I tuned the interwebs to Jon Thurlow's set from November 2. 
I opened my Bible (but wasn't ready to engage quite yet).
I just sat and soaked in the song for a few minutes.
And when i began to pray in the spirit, my heart opened up.
CONNECTION!

From that sense of connection i began responding by declaring aloud the John 1:1 unique description of Jesus. "In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD." Repeating that sentence slowly brought me closer to a sense of His presence. 

The book of Colossians is one of my personal favorites and began to pray from Colossians 1.  My eyes hit the yellow highlighted block of 1:9-13:

"I've been asking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that He would fill completely, until you overflow with the gripping, penetrating, experiential knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding; That you would walk in a manner worthy of Jesus as you reflect His nature and character, fully pleasing Him in everything you say and do; That you'd be abundantly fruitful in every good thing that you put your heart, hands, and mind to; And that you'd increase in knowing God in a true and experiential way..." (my version)

Over the years, when i have prayed for myself, i have made it a habit to include my family and friends on whatever it is that i am praying for as well. After all, scripture is full of prayers that can be applied for the individual, a whole region, or a "whosoever".

Anyway, as i began to pray through Col 1:9-13, my focus was redirected and i experienced a strong shift in my own spirit as i connected to the LORD in a deeper and more palpable way. In that intimate moment, as i was already including my loved ones in this request, i felt led to record a bit of that prayer for a few friends who were specifically coming to my in my mind.

I re-recorded my praying through that passage for this journal post. It's a little raw and not edited, but my hope is that you experience some of the "living WORD" for yourself. My hope is that you'd be encouraged to press through in the mornings when you feel disconnected and junky. My hope is that you'd discover for yourself how much you are loved.

David