Running on Empty
December 12, 2007 by col4man
Been a barren land again the blogfront, something that’s been a common theme so far in this journey. Sometimes life, work, the church even can bleed you dry, and you find yourself being swept along, like a bottle in a raging current.
I need to regain my focus on Christ, re-connect to the living Saviour who came to give life in all its fullness, and re-ignite the flame of passion for Christ that the Spirit brought into my life those 6 years ago that I found my shore in Him.
So it’s my hearts cry as we come to the time of celebrating the birth of our Saviour, that I can use this time to pause, reflect and re-connect with the life giving Saviour who through his death has given me life.
”Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
I have found that being obedient in the Sabbath, and devoting a good time to prayer keeps those spiritual fires burning. The Sabbath is a rain cover for the fire and prayer is fuel.
I have spent a lot of my life on a road called Hell’s Highway, and through addiction, self sabotage, and a maze of bewilderment, I emerged knowing this:
Every area I struggled with in life began the instant I started “self rejection”, beginning as a small child and I am a living example that God is indeed REAL, PRESENT and YOU ARE IMPORTANT.
Hang tough!
Sometimes I don’t feel the fire burning inside and it is the disciplines of church attendance and participation, serving others, and prayer that eventually light the spark again.
find ur rest in Him…He who began a good work in u is faithful to complete it…
He is the sabbath and the fast and the prayer…He is all and all He is indwells you …be bless… -g-
When we realize it’s none of us and all of Him - He fills us with joy unspeakable.