He is a family dog, and I get to spend some time with him. His name is Bear . He likes me because I give him treats, show him singular affection, and tell him what good boy he is. Since there are seven dogs on the farm, competition for food, treats and affection is fierce. I am training him to sit and stay and to not knock me over, not steal my lunch, and, oh yes, stay off the furniture.
You may say that’s nice, but what does that have to do about God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. Well allow me to explain…
If I could Speak to the whole world at once and was guaranteed their full undivided attention for 60 seconds what would I say?
If I could stand before God for one hour with all of heaven watching and listening what would I say?
If I could silence the world, as if it did not exist, and quiet my mind in perfect peace, and my body was at complete rest in no pain, yet awake and fully aware of my past present and future, what would I think and dwell on for ten minutes?
Are you ready? No you are not! But that’s OK, and that is how it should be. Here is a truth, if you are waiting to give your life to Jesus until you are ready, you will never be ready, ever. If you are waiting until you are worthy, you will never be worthy enough, ever. If you are waiting until you are presentable to Him, you will never be presentable. If you are waiting for the right time in your life, when it is easy, convenient, and you have time for it and for Him, it will never be easy, never be convenient, and you will never have the time, or find the right time to do it. Are you waiting for permission from someone, something, yourself? There is none and none is coming. Are you waiting for the right person to pray with you, teach you how, guide you? No one can do this but you, and you don’t need anyone else, and they cannot do it for you anyways. It’s all up to you and only you. Are you waiting until you can plan it, speak to your church or pastor, read enough of the Bible, study enough sermons and holy talk? There is no additional knowledge of life or scripture needed, no person to pray with or discuss it, can make this happen for you. He wants your heart “as is” and now, not later, because later may never come.
I want to share some very personal things with you. These pictures that you see on my website. They are not some pictures I grabbed off the Internet or borrowed. I took each and everyone of them myself. They are from years and years of taking photographs. I love to capture life, the Father’s creation, not just with words, but with pictures and video. The joy of the Lord can be found in his creation, if we are spiritually aware and can see it. I can take a beautiful photo of the sunset. One person could say, yeah that’s nice. Another could say, isn’t it amazing how infinitely wonderful God is to have created such a thing, and he does it constantly, everywhere you look, if you take the time and the attention off the busy life, and seek it, find it, and appreciate it. I am truly grateful to Him for having the opportunity to witness it. And the majesty in His creations never gets old or taken for granted. Or does it?
