+DEV+ Seek His Face

Date: August 26, 2013 10:30 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Seek His Face

Seek His Face

"Hear my voice when I call, O Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, 'Seek his face!' Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me..." (Psalm 27:7-8)
Scripture Focus: Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 27

Chad's life was like a treadmill programmed to run faster than he could. A crash was imminent. In his early years he had rebelliously made choices that were far from wise. Then as life continued to speed out of control, everything careened off course and his wife divorced him. Quite literally, his life fell apart.

In the following months Chad made the drastic decision to walk away from his life as it existed, completely breaking the cycle. He chose to go the opposite direction, into the arms of Jesus who called him. He truly wanted to stop and listen to God speak to him, hearing His call to cast his burdens upon Him. Creating space for Him in his life became his passion and daily pursuit as he began reading the Bible, chapter by chapter, day after day. What a difference the stopping made for him! At the core of his decision was a longing to know God again like he had as a child. When he stopped long enough, he found himself face to face with Jesus once again. Could it be that we too need to stop in order to listen?

Insight: Remembering Mary and Martha, are you better at "doing" or "being"? Stopping and listening to God is all about "being".




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