“Beware, however, of giving in to mere daydreaming once God
has spoken. Allow Him to be the source of all your dreams, joys, and delights,
and be careful to go and obey what He has said. If you are in love with
someone, you don’t sit and daydream about that person all the time— you go and
do something for him. That is what Jesus Christ expects us to do. Daydreaming
after God has spoken is an indication that we do not trust Him.” CHAMBERS
I must be honest.
When I read the Chambers devotion this morning, I thought, there is
nothing that I feel compelled to say about this. Then as I reconsidered it just a few minutes
ago, the thoughts came to me. I had a
picture of me sitting in a grade school classroom. I was looking out the window as the teacher
was talking, like the Charlie Brown (no relation!) cartoon where the teacher is
say “Wah, wah, wah, wah” Nothing
intelligible. Well, that is the problem
with us. The Lord is speaking to us by
His Spirit, but we are day dreaming. Thinking
about other things.
You know what I mean.
Like when you pray but the things of this world cloud your mind. The thoughts were not there until you tried
to focus on God. Then they rush in like
a flood. The encouragement we get from
the Word is Colossians 3:1-3 “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where
Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you
died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
An indication of where your heart is focused .. is what comes to your mind when you try to
pray. Not something we would readily admit to, but you know it is true. Setting your mind requires forethought. It does not just happen. You must be intentional about it. You must be committed to your faith and not
merely content with gazing out the window.
Isaiah 50:4-7 “The
Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He
wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being
instructed. The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I
have not turned away. […] Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be
disgraced. Therefore have I set my face
like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.” ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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