I have a desire for my life and yours... it's that we would "simplify and intensify" our focus. Just as a river will gain momentum and force when it is channeled into a smaller opening, our lives can also become more powerful when we truly seek God to hear the things that He is calling us to focus on. This often involves long periods of waiting that is uncomfortable and unnatural for us as believers who prefer an "open door" kind of theology that says, "if there is an open door, I'll walk through it"... "if a door closes, I'll go find another open one". I would love to see us, as a church, stop this kind of thinking. Can you see how destructive it can be? It takes all the seeking out of the process... you no longer have to hear from the Holy Spirit, you don't need to say "no" to things as long as they're "good" things, and you no longer have to walk by faith, just simply walk by your own sight. The word gives us opposite instructions..."the just shall walk by faith and not by sight" (II Corinthians 5:7)
So, I will continue to learn to hear God more clearly in my life, even if it's harder. I will continue to learn how to say "no" to opportunities that distract, even if they are "good" ones.
And, I will continue to "simplify" my life, so that the callings and will of God in this life can be "intensified".
ENCOUNTER: How might you simplify your life? Where do you sense your need to feel God's intensity?
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