Baths

So last week I was just feeling like I was in a slump with God. Just that I felt like I was just going along - almost bored. Well, when you want more of God and ask him he does come through. He has been working on me in a number of ways. It's not always fun, in fact, some days I have just been plain fatigued. Yet I know that when God is working that in the end I know that I will never ever want to go back and what he does in me is for my good.

I think that so many of try so hard in our life to overcome things. I am watching a little bird take a bath in our birdbath which Angela just filled yesterday. It is the cutest thing to watch. Oops, a Cardinal just landed and is scaring off all the other birds. Pause - He's gone now and others have returned, obviously feeling safer now. It's a little picture of God bathing us. He wants us to bathe in him - to allow him to wash us up of our crap, our fears, our concerns - but our enemy wants to come along and divert us, even scare us away - but Christ is our victor and he always wins. There are now four birds bathing and it's a simple reminder of bathing in the waters of Christs cleansing as brothers and sisters in Christ. We need not go it alone! Then we fly away feeling lighter and cleaner than ever!

Psalm 60:11-12 "Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies."

Don't try go go it alone - and don't seek man for a solution, support yes, solution no. It is God who brings the victory. Galatians 3:3 says "Beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? Have you suffered so much for nothing - if it really was for nothing?" Let's stop trying on our own - AND LOOK TO JESUS!

I love the beginning signs of spring. The sounds, smells and sights of new life beginning are uplifting after a long cold winter indoors. Such is the life with Jesus. He is the author of new life in us and through us. Smell it - listen to it - look for it - THEN TASTE IT!