Listen, Learn, Lead and Love

An old humble hymn harbored in my heart tells us to "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" and to look full in His wonderful face, and the things of Earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace. These simple, salty lyrics speak volumes. So many hymns, now lost in most churches, are embedded with deep theology and testimony lost in many of today's modern praise music. Now before any fur flies, all of these offerings to our Lord are blessings and have their place in worship, this heart believes that we have abandoned some of the defined, dynamic, deep entreaties of hymns because they seem 'old school'.

Often, I think that these blogs will go mostly unread, and disappear into oblivion as well, because the nature of my musings are the result of my defined, dynamic, deep entreaties with my Lord, with my heart's hope to hold hard to His help and hope, somehow serving a few who might choose and be encouraged by His work in this wayward soul.

Often too, I feel more like a chunk of iron on the anvil of life, rather than a hunk of clay on the Master's pottery wheel. It seems God needs to stick me in the fire, extract me before its heat consumes me, finally hammering me into submission and shape. Oh how this soul longs to be more like clay, less resistant to His hands and shaping!...and hopefully soon, that time will come!

When thinking of the things of earth, my mind meanders to my less than year old 52 inch plasma television that has been waiting service. It hasn't worked for nearly a month and while we have another smaller television in the family room, I find myself enjoying silence, and blogging more that I do frittering my time in front of that media god. I didn't really want to purchase such a t.v., but my wife and son wanted one. Finding it for $600 made its purchase a no brainer. Having purchased the warranty (because it was an open box model) and because my son, who works as Geek Squad encouraged us to do so, after numerous calls trying to get the media god fixed, I find no hint of anger or frustration at its continued lack of service to me.

Tussling with the one true God, turning to Him, trusting in Him, has truly made the things of earth grow strangely dim, compelling me to listen, learn, lead and love. I have found the supreme soother of my soul, the pinnacle of passion, the holder of hope, my answer to angst. We will worship something or someone. For me, I relish and revel in my renewed ardor and worship for the only one deserving such. Jesus Christ, His holy Father and the Holy Spirit. Are you with me? Will you encourage me to continue as I, in this blog do you? Listen, learn, lead and love, not directed by the world, but as directed by Jesus.