WOW!!!! Has it been awhile. So much has happened. Since that is how I usually start my blogging and journaling, I feel right at home. Rather than trying to catch up on everything, I wanted to blog/journal about my favorite day of the week. Currently, it is Wednesday. On Wednesdays, I take my children to AWANA at out church. Thankfully the Princess is really starting to enjoy it more. The Prince has always loved it. During that time I meet with the most wonderful group of ladies for an enriching Bible study time. We have been blessed right now to have a young lady who is fresh back from a mission school. She has had many interesting travels and classes. She has agreed to teach us some of what she learned and to share some of her experiences. Already I can see that she has been touched and called by God. I am amazed at some of the stories that she has. This week we talked about getting to know God. There is so much to know about Him. One of the things that we talked about was that God is your friend. Genesis 32:25 talks about how God wrestled with Jacob. How many times have I seen my son and husband wrestle around just enjoying each other? To think that God loves man enough that He would do that too. I personally wouldn't want to physically wrestle with God, but we also talked about how we can "wrestle" ideas with Him. I had forgotten how easily accessible God is when I need Him. Not only can I talk to Him when I have had a bad day, but also He wants to talk to me. Maybe there is something that He wants to talk about today, instead of just hearing what I have to say. I am sure that God would sit and listen like any good friend, while you go on and on and on about any one thing. Is this how we treat our Earthly friends? Do we just call them up, talk all we want with out first asking how they are, then hang up when we are done? I would hope that I am not that kind of friend. How about the kind of friend that just calls when they want something from you? Most friends, no matter how little they stay in touch or how close they are, will call, text, or email once in a while just to see how you are doing. That is the kind of friend that I need to be to God. I also had never thought much about taking God with me before last Wednesday night. I know, like most, that He is always here. Never had I thought of just doing anything with him.
Never isn't right. It has been a long time since I have sat down and had a quiet cup of coffee with God. I remember when I first started a relationship with Him. I wanted to spend all my time with Him. I talked with Him all day long. Much like someone would if they were starting a new relationship with a man or woman. There is just so much about that person that you want to know, and you want to know it all right then. Then what? Something else comes up and we push Him aside. Not a lot, just a little at a time. Soon, He is just a thought in our heads every now and then. We talked about how God is our lover. I had never thought of this. I had heard that He is husband to the husbandless. But, even to those who are married, He can be a lover. The intimate details about everything that you would share only with your spouse, you can share with God. Those special times when you just enjoy the company of your spouse, can also be spent with God.
Our young leader shared with us a comment from one of the lectures that she took: "God and Jesus are preparing something for us in Heaven. We need to prepare ourselves to be brides. Get to know God and Jesus as you would a man to marry." For anyone married, how well did you know your spouse before the wedding day? For those who are not married, how well do you want to know your spouse before you marry? We don't know when the wedding will be for sure. But we can do our part to prepare. God will take care of the rest of the party plans.
The final point was that God is unchanging. He is the same for us as He was for Adam and Eve. He is the same today as He was when you first met him. He will remain that way until you meet Him face to face in Heaven. Our challenge for the week was to ask God what characteristic of Himself did we have, and also to take God with us everywhere. This post is getting long, and my day should begin soon. I will let you ponder this while I make time for my next blog. Maybe you too could ask God what characteristic you have from Him. I would love to hear it!
