Conversations with God

If there’s one thing I’ve discovered about God, it’s that there is always more to discover. He takes me to a new place of relationship, a new level of intimacy, and my breath is taken away. Then a few days, weeks, months later, there is an encounter that leaves me breathless once again. When I think about that in conjunction with the fact of how short a time I’ve really been walking with Him, I am pretty much speechless at the thought of what’s to come. But rather than get caught up in the future, I’m learning to savor the day-to-day journey. Sometimes it’s almost (or entirely) overwhelming. The God of the universe taking the time to come down to have a relationship with me . . . it still floors me. I’ve determined, however, that no matter what He asks or offers, I will say, “Yes.” It seemed like a pretty safe decision in the beginning. The Kingdom of God is salvation, wholeness, restoration and provision in every area. Pretty safe bet, huh? Then He started meddling in areas of...

"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of the darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us" (2 Cor. 4:6-7). God chose to put the treasure of His presence and power in human vessels - jars of clay - fragile, easily cracked, plain. It doesn't make a lot of sense to minds that are trained to think of God as a perfectionist and His ministers as infallible. But I'm coming to learn something about Him - the weaker I am, the stronger He gets to be in my life. It's entirely Biblical; Paul says the same thing in 2 Cor. 12:9-10. But it's one thing to read it. It's another thing to feel the weakness, see the inadequacies, know the failures - and experience that all-surpassing power coming out of you to touch someone else in spite of it all. The fact is, my fra...