Bring Rain To Our Draught Stricken Lives ♡♡♡

 

"It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when God returned Zion's exiles. We laughed, we sang, we couldn't believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations- "God was wonderful to them!" God was wonderful to us; we are one happy people" - Psalm 126: 1-3 [MSG]

"And now, God, do it again-bring rain to our drought-stricken lives. So those who planted their crops in despair will shout "Yes!" at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing" - Psalm 126:4-6 [MSG]

This past week, I was going through the motions. Going about my business as usual but feeling a little like "come Lord Jesus, please come". I was communing with God quite alright, but it was more in the sense of "well, this is what we have to do, so let me just do it". When my heart gets like that [i.e the lack of meaningful connection to God], it's because there is probable hidden hurt in there somewhere or pent up anger. As I dug deeper, I recognized that underneath the busyness of life, I was frustrated at some of my unanswered prayers. I was mad that God would let certain people treat me, the way they did.  I was angry. I was hurt. And I began to grumble my way through loving and serving others. Eventually I recognized the situation for what it was. I was having trust issues. Also God was calling me to deal with some of the "impure" places of my heart. It's ok, It's ok. let's weed them out. Let's bring the focus back to God shall we? Right after we've let it all out :)

The focal scripture today is one of my favorite scriptures. I have had many "like a dream" come backs in my life. It's important to call to remembrance the sure mercies and goodness of God. How many of God's blessings can I deny? None. Would God suddenly seize to be God if I am unfaithful? No. If people are simply being "human", which is who they are, does that change who God is? No. Infact I am, only because God is. And my life is, because God has willed it to be. And because the God of the Bible, I read about everyday is SOOOO GOOD. I can trust God with every detail of my life. What happens in me is much more important than what happens at me, because I am completely in safe hands. I can trust the one who charts my course.

So my heart required some adjustments. We want things to shift externally before we are ok, when really the shift needs to happen right deep on the inside. "Until I see them realize they wronged me, I will not be alright". "Until I see this happen then I'll believe you are really with me" Until I.... [Insert here others]

Friends, It all flows outwardly from the inside. You see in the psalm above, God's people had experienced life changing moments in the past. Too good to be true things at a point in thier lives. They had seen wonderous things happen. They had experienced unspeakable joy. Even other nations acknowledged they were blessed. But they were not ashamed or afraid to ask for it all over again in a time of draught. They knew that God was able to bring again times of refreshing. They remembered  "God do it again-bring rain to our draught stricken lives.....". It does get patchy, but we can ask for rain, we can re-focus, we can unburden, we can re-ignite our love for God. We can ask him to brood over us afresh. We can ask him to help us make him our single focus. If you find yourself in a web of motions, like I found myself this past week, find the courage to humble out and ask for rain in your time of draught. Lay all else aside, re-prioritize, make room for the one through whom all good things flow. 

Going through the motions, isn't what God wants for you. You can be a fire breather, just ask!!!!

I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

Without Your all consuming passion inside of me

I don't wanna spend my whole life asking

What if I had given everything

Instead of going through the motions?

Love, 

SR