Finding the Holy in the Ordinary
Once again it is time for another dose of LIFE Nuggets. As everyone would probably guess I am thrilled that the Cowboys won on Sunday. It was a great game that could have gone either way. It is strange to have your team back on top after having several not so good years. At least it makes the season more interesting.
While we did watch football Sunday, I felt that the evening had one other dynamic. Again it goes back to the idea of "tribe," if you have read the previous post. People were spread out in the house not only watching the game but spending time together. We were probably no different than millions of other households across the country in that respect. In a sense I found a holiness in the moment. Not because of the intense praying that Martin Gramatica was engaged in before the kick, but because of the sense family, of community. After the game we prayed for the needs in the group, we bore one another's burdens to the throne of God and as a group sought him for help. There is something special in moments like that.
Perhaps it is just a place that I find myself in right now but I am convinced that we miss moments to connect with God every day because we are not even aware of the opportunity. While there is, and should be, time set aside to worship God in the context of a public gathering (a service), I think we use that weekly gathering as a crutch. I feel that it is a detriment to the idea of following Jesus to see his revolution reduced to just attending a service. That is one piece of a larger picture. Where I think that we fail is that when we leave a gathering, we turn off our ability to sense God. It is almost like we quit looking for Him once we leave church.
When we attempt to un-learn that bad habbit and strive to encounter God in the simplicity of our lives, to strive to become aware of him, we will be on to something. Perhaps in our own little ways we can stop our day, even for a little while, and spend some time with God. It is almost noon so I am wrapping up to go apply my own advice and spend a little time with God in prayer. Try and do something similar at a time which is good for you. Meeting God outside of the church walls is great. It is helping me to grow closer to and become more like Jesus. It will do the same for you. Let God disrupt the calander for a minute. You will not regret it.
Blessings,
PJ
While we did watch football Sunday, I felt that the evening had one other dynamic. Again it goes back to the idea of "tribe," if you have read the previous post. People were spread out in the house not only watching the game but spending time together. We were probably no different than millions of other households across the country in that respect. In a sense I found a holiness in the moment. Not because of the intense praying that Martin Gramatica was engaged in before the kick, but because of the sense family, of community. After the game we prayed for the needs in the group, we bore one another's burdens to the throne of God and as a group sought him for help. There is something special in moments like that.
Perhaps it is just a place that I find myself in right now but I am convinced that we miss moments to connect with God every day because we are not even aware of the opportunity. While there is, and should be, time set aside to worship God in the context of a public gathering (a service), I think we use that weekly gathering as a crutch. I feel that it is a detriment to the idea of following Jesus to see his revolution reduced to just attending a service. That is one piece of a larger picture. Where I think that we fail is that when we leave a gathering, we turn off our ability to sense God. It is almost like we quit looking for Him once we leave church.
When we attempt to un-learn that bad habbit and strive to encounter God in the simplicity of our lives, to strive to become aware of him, we will be on to something. Perhaps in our own little ways we can stop our day, even for a little while, and spend some time with God. It is almost noon so I am wrapping up to go apply my own advice and spend a little time with God in prayer. Try and do something similar at a time which is good for you. Meeting God outside of the church walls is great. It is helping me to grow closer to and become more like Jesus. It will do the same for you. Let God disrupt the calander for a minute. You will not regret it.
Blessings,
PJ
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