Okay ... Alone!

Okay … Alone

The sound of the alarm clock seemed like it was magnified in her ears this morning. She had always dreamed about living in the mountains and now she was, and today the LORD blessed her with the most wonderful tip tapping rain fall that caused her to miss the wonderful life she lived in that little house with the old tin roof so many years ago.

The room was so warm and cozy she was almost regretting having to get up and start the fireplace … ‘almost’. This had become a part of her morning routine that after some time had passed she fell in love with. Besides, if she wanted heat she would have to light the fire. She got up thanking God that it was just raining and cold and not snowing!

Just then she heard the jingling of a tiny bell and she knew that Jonah had been aroused from his warm nest near her bed and was in a hurry to say good morning and do his best purring for his morning chow! He was a great, big, fuzzy, black and white stray that the LORD led to her many years ago. He has the biggest green eyes and the white on his chest and the black on his shoulders make it appear that he has a tuxedo on.

He casually jumps on the ledge near the fireplace; she can never resist those big green eyes, so into her arms she whisks him spinning around and giving him the biggest squeeze ‘good morning Jonah!’

She checks his bowl and of course it’s empty. Jonah has never been able to waste even one tiny morsel she has ever put in his bowl. Fresh water and a tiny bit of tuna and he is set for the day! Now onto the fire, which was the very reason she got up.

This chore had become a favorite of hers since the Holy Spirit taught her such a great lesson about what that fire represented so many months ago. We as God’s children are responsible for the ‘fire’ in our life. Both good and bad the flames burn because of our input.

Many times people complain that they have ‘just lost the fire of their flame for God!’ What I have learned from my times of dryness was that the more we ‘fuel’ our passion for Christ the hotter His flame burns within us. And, the more we ‘ignore or pull away’ from Him the more that precious flame withers and then if we are not careful it can and will go out!

A life without Christ I feel in my spirit would be worse than death. Because, if He is not reigning with us now, if we die where will we reign? Life without the very Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit is a fate that can occur in a Christian’s life no matter how long they have walked with the LORD.

His Word says that ‘My Spirit will not always strive with man.’ So yes we can lose His Spirit. Our main goal in life should always be to keep those fires burning in your hearts, minds and spirits for the LORD! Feed your spirit man and eat richly of His divine meals. Each book in His Bible has a full course meal and then extra for you to share later.

Drink deep of His ever flowing water. Drink and be full. Filled to the brim and running over. You can never have enough or too much! He will never turn you away. That water flows for you! Stay washed in His Spirit and cleansed by His blood! Partake of His divine meal daily! No calories to count, no portions to measure, and no moderation is ever needed!

As she stood there watching the fire burn she was caught up in His love and His Spirit. For so long she blamed this or that because her spiritual life was not burning ‘hot’ like it once was. After this revelation she never again placed blame on anyone but herself.

We have to work out our own soul’s salvation. No one can do this for us. It’s a personal journey between you and God. You have to choose what is most important in your walk with Him. Just having a relationship is no longer worthy of her time; she now devotes her most intimate time to Him. He is her breath, the very air that causes her to live. Nothing and no one is more important than Christ to her. His call upon her life now takes precedence over all that goes on in her life. That’s not relationship that’s a ‘divine union’… you know ‘you for me and me for you’. In Him she has found her very existence.

Put aside all that you may think needs your attention. Nothing can ever be more important than the time you spend at His feet, in His arms, wrapped in His love.

 

JESUS … what a Beautiful Place to be! I love You LORD!

In His Love,
By His Spirit,
I scribe His