“All of my life, in every season, You are still God. I have a reason to sing, I have a reason to worship.” – Desert Song by Brooke Fraser
In my personal life the season has been a bit of a desert (“This is my prayer in the desert, when all that’s within me feels dry). I go through seasons where I feel like I’m floating through life. By that I don’t mean that I’m so excited that my feet are not touching the ground. I mean that I’m reading my Bible in the morning and checking off my prayer list but without really enjoying fellowship with God in that time or at any point during the day.
A few things have been encouraging in the last few days. One was reading 2 Corinthians 13:14 where it says, “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” I’m thankful that these are not things I have to work for but rather things that are free for me to enjoy right now.
I was also encouraged when I was reminded by something I read that those who get to know God love him more and those who love him want to get to know Him. On one hand this could be discouraging in a desert time because I don’t feel like I know Him or love Him! However, it was encouraging because I realize that even though the time I spend in ‘devotions’ each day seems empty right now, I would desire God even LESS if I wasn’t doing that!
Hopefully those thoughts can be encouraging to some of you who also know what it’s like to ‘float’.
On a different note, we got to do a Flashmob McDonalds as a FYG Event! I would post a video here but alas, I don’t have access to that. And I’m not sure how good the actual dance was! We did a song by Mandisa called “How Much”. The emphasis of the song is that even if you feel unloved, or broken God’s love for us is huge. Immeasurable, really. We incorporated the Christmas message by having John 3:16 written on posters.
It was fabulous to see the shocked look on people’s faces as the music started and more and more of us started dancing! Even more fabulous is that one of our leaders got to have a conversation with a lady who has been ‘away’ from God for a while as a result. We also had a first time teen join us. She responded really positively as well and we’ll probably be seeing more of her in the future.
Even in the desert God is still God and He’s still moving.
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