Sometimes, God just sweeps in, as if out of no where, and totally blows me away with His plans.
I've been doing a study recently with a friend called Chase the Goose (http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/product.asp?isbn=1415867666&mscssid=AG2QVRV0XTC59G3L3BM6XS2JEBHJ2KQF) based on Mark Batterson's book Wild Goose Chase. In a passage recently, I was studying Moses and the time that God spoke to him using a burning bush.
Upon reflection, I can't say I've ever had a Moses moment that included burning bushes or talking animals or all sorts of other big things that happened in the Bible. But I do remember this one day during a summer I worked at Park Springs Christian Center. It was a high school week of camp during evening worship. I remember having my eyes closed, arms raised in praise, and just lost in the moment. Just me and God in a moment of wonder, amazement and praise. Pure joy. All I have to do is close my eyes and I can remember that moment so vividly it's like it's being recreated over and over again. I guess that was a Moses moment for me. It was a moment when I realized how it felt to be so close, so in tune with God. But through this study and a new job opportunity for my husband, I feel like I'm having another Moses moment with God.
Back to my first sentence. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised when God sweeps in and does something right before me, but He did, and I was surprised. Not that He did something, but surprise I guess, at my own self. In the Bible study I mentioned, this week I've been studying Abraham and Sara. The study talked about assumptions and how we often put these 8 foot ceilings on God's capabilities....assuming He can't do this or that. I'd been putting caps on what God was doing (or not doing) regarding some stuff in my job and then out of no where, Howie gets a new job opportunity and my attitude/outlook at work starts improving. If this isn't God busting through the ceiling to show me He's providing and that He's always there, then I don't know what this is. What I do know for sure is that once again I am reminded of how faithful, how good, and amazing God is.
And right now, I've been swept off my feet in moments of joy and thankfulness because of God.
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My moment that I like to try to go back to is from several years ago. I always seem to have ups and downs in my walk, and when I'm at a low spot, I remember this moment. We were on an island at the Outer Banks, in a fishing cabin with no electricity. I was lying in bed, looking out the window, looking up at the stars on a perfectly clear night, and praying before going to sleep. Just a silent prayer, and reflecting on all His goodness. Then there was this moment with an incredible feeling that I can't even describe, except that it just felt like I was completely wrapped in His arms, safe and loved. That's my moment I try to hold onto.
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