it’s a CHAIN REACTION.
So I have always tried to wrap my mind around the complexity of a human chain reaction. Not some game of tag. Not a passing in the physical but a “passing of greatness”… “of God”…
“a passing of something amazing into the small snippet of people’s lives that we have the possiblity of being a part of.”
Think about it. It’s all day, everyday. It’s in the workplace, the car, the store… the on and on.. it’s what life is built upon and around… these snippets. And well in that bit of a of second or minute we pass “that thing” to the people we encounter.
I am sure it’s displayed on some commercial in some country, somewhere. This is no new thought but it’s just been something I am asking God about a lot lately. My thoughts are as follows…
“Being on our game is like having the radio tuned just right….”
You can imagine with me one of those old school pieces of metal that has the big knobs and few buttons, yes it’s called a radio… Well you know how you spin the knob and it goes from clarity to blurry in a second. Well that’s how our lives are in multiple ways. If I am tuned into to the right station it’s crisp and clear and sounds like a million bucks but if I am on that blurry area then it’s just obnoxious and frustrating.
So I am trying to fix my frequency. And in turn hopefully pass that good sounding stuff onto the people around me. You know in those snippets of time. Like I want my life to be sooooo in-tuned that I don’t miss a beat of anything or a “bit of any one” at that. With the pulling of a thousand things it’s hard to imagine a day of perfection, of completeness. I found myself in December falling on my knees saying something along the lines of,
“Did I do what I supposed to”…
I am sure we have all had similar moments and well if you haven’t: kudos. But for those of you who identify I feel that God is calling me STOP worrying about it all and REST in Him to find that satisfaction of completeness, that wholeness of mind and soul. I am sure without any time with Him would lead to those blurry frequencies. So I am challenging myself to FOCUS in on what He is asking me to do over the next several days as I am a bit behind on quiet time with Him.
It will make for a great start to the next 12 months and the next week or month…
It’s just plain ALL AROUND GOOD!
“I desire to pass on that which I receive from Him to that someone and I am the only hindrance of not.”
Natalie, you’re starting to sound like a Buddhist… Well, afterall, there is only The One.
Nice entry girl.
-your neighbor,G
Hey Natalie, long time since I last commented on your blog. I see you are still as profound as ever. I was listening to Passion 2010 this past week and John Piper delivered this great talk. It was up for free for 24 hours after the event, now it wont be available till March for sale. Here is a readable from for you. It was the clearest presentation of the gospel I have heard in awhile and man its no wonder the man has cancer..can you imagine preaching something like this; http://ow.ly/TrfA in front of 22,000 college kids, His glory would just kill you, like when Mosses asked to see God and He put him in the cleft of the rock and put His hand over him to protect him from His majesty. Just good stuff. Natalie I read this in a Beth Moore Study on Esther: Christ summons the disillusioned to the paradoxical bliss of spilling life lavishly, sacrificially for the glory of God and the good of man. Those with presence of mind and semblance of health are called to pour out the drink offering of their lives until the cup is overturned and every drop of energy slips–perhaps unnoticed, uncelebrated–into the vast ocean of earthly need. The last imperceptible drop of your well-lived life will sound to the hosts of heaven like a tidal wave hitting the floor of the Grand Canyon. Keep on keeping on Natalie, Love in Christ, Sandy D.
Sandy,
The talk is phenomenal. I believe that John’s dissection was amazingly delivered. I thank you for that. I will definitely be rereading this again. You have no idea how timely this is as well. I have the “greatest” meeting of my life thus far on Tuesday. It will be nothing less that incredible I am believing and will be able to stand more confidently in it after reading this talk. Thank you for your constant encouragement. I have missed your presence around the blog! Take care!
Gegi, you my friend are a great friend! I pray for your new endeavors in 2010! Do take care!
Okay,I know you did the Africa thing but,one more thing before this meeting. Francis Chan talked about how we are always two. He was on the stage and he spread his arms and stood as tall as he could and said its not just me up here, its Christ an me. We live a very super natural life with Christ. More than conquerors
SANDY!!!! That’s just plain HG! Immanuel is something God spoke a lot to me in 2009!!! Like A LOT. Like for some reason I believe it’s just me. But it was a theme He spoke to me over and over again; in worship songs, devotionals and etc….
My Aunt is so precious and tries to do what age think my mom would do for me. She sent me a Nap blanket set this week with a Teddy bear. He wasn’t in my sight for 1 minute when I alled him Immanuel.
Thank you for you ENCOURAGEMENT. God is so good! I will keep you posted about the mtg. It’s HUGE! But entails me writing and God being glorified! HUGE