WHAT TO DO?

"We become like those with whom we spend our time."

A hundred times a day I stop and say, “Lord, I was ignoring you again! I’m so sorry that my mind is so earthly centered. What would You have me do?” Do? Often, when I’ve been away from Sally, the reunion begins with a simple kiss. But I don’t immediately ask her what she wants me to do! When I consider that, I realize the same thing is true of my LORD. He seeks foremost, my affection and all my attention. He didn’t save me to save the world for Him; regardless of what the world around us looks like. He’s got it all in His complete control. The Father is looking for those who will worship Him in spirit and in Truth.

We know we were saved by Grace, and that our works are the fruit of our relationship, not the root. Yet, we still have this inborn proclivity to think He wants us to always perform. As with any mentor, availability and submission is the object that God seeks, not well-intentioned busywork! Yes, we are to be Christ’s hands and feet, but the Body of Christ is hardly benefitted by “Jimmy-legs!” Be still and wait for the gentle and intentional prompting of the Lord!

Even with our new heart, we find it hard to imagine that Christ desires us to be always aware of Him in and with us every day; not just busy trying to do, do, do! We were taught in Psalms, that once we delight ourselves in Him, once He is what we want most, our desires will be fulfilled. We can be sure that by abiding in His presence, while working, shopping, driving, etc., we will instinctively find ourselves, in every situation, “saying what He would say, and doing what He would do!”

First, we recognize He is always, not only in our hearts, but also everywhere we go, standing beside us. As our awareness of His nearness grows, we become more like Him. The “doing,” or works, become a mere extension of His doing, as Christ did what He saw His Father doing.

We become like those with whom we spend our time. Let us never miss a minute with the One who desires all our Love and attention. Then one day, “We Shall be Like Him!”

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He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

~1 John 2:6 KJV

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

~John 4:24 KJV

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

~Psalm 46:10 KJV

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

~John 5:19 KJV

Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

~Psalm 37:4 KJV