Our Soundtrack
January 23, 2014//
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Ephesians 5:15-17 (ESV)
Look carefully then how you walk, not as
unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are
evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but
understand what the will of the Lord is.
unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are
evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but
understand what the will of the Lord is.
My last
words to you posed a somewhat rhetorical question: How do we learn to rely on God’s wisdom and
not our own?
words to you posed a somewhat rhetorical question: How do we learn to rely on God’s wisdom and
not our own?
Scripture. Scripture.
Scripture.
Scripture.
We draw
closer to the heart of God by getting to know Him through His Word (and prayer). God reveals Himself to us in the Bible. Jesus is the very image of God. To gain wisdom, we must have His words on the
tip of our tongue and at the forefront of our thoughts.
closer to the heart of God by getting to know Him through His Word (and prayer). God reveals Himself to us in the Bible. Jesus is the very image of God. To gain wisdom, we must have His words on the
tip of our tongue and at the forefront of our thoughts.
This
was my own, matter-of-fact answer. But
God had more to say about that so it is no coincidence that I came across #TheJesusProject
by Ann Voscamp yesterday. She writes beautiful
words about storing Romans 8 in her heart:
was my own, matter-of-fact answer. But
God had more to say about that so it is no coincidence that I came across #TheJesusProject
by Ann Voscamp yesterday. She writes beautiful
words about storing Romans 8 in her heart:
Memorizing His words, turning them over in our minds, in our mess,
like raw-cut, unearthed diamonds, this is what rotated us…. It
is only the turning the lines of Scripture that turn me around.
Nothing else has the sheer
strength to do that.
like raw-cut, unearthed diamonds, this is what rotated us…. It
is only the turning the lines of Scripture that turn me around.
Nothing else has the sheer
strength to do that.
Every line of God’s Word is like an axle — turning the soul
around, moving the soul forward. Getting me
there. Without it, my life has no forward motion — I just ram
hopelessly about in the same ruts.
around, moving the soul forward. Getting me
there. Without it, my life has no forward motion — I just ram
hopelessly about in the same ruts.
For a year, I
worked at not letting time or tasks get in the way of letting the axle turn…
worked at not letting time or tasks get in the way of letting the axle turn…
Come summer, Romans 8 was a
soundtrack playing loud and steady and sure in my head: “There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
soundtrack playing loud and steady and sure in my head: “There is therefore now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
To-do lists could
yell at me at the end of the day. Emails lingered, piled unopened. Resolutions
splayed neglected. But
what the heart knows by heart can heal and hold the heart, and
His Word would come again like the lullaby of a strong, rhythmic heartbeat to me
laying there wide awake… would come pull me close to thrum of the very
heartbeat of God: There is
therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…
yell at me at the end of the day. Emails lingered, piled unopened. Resolutions
splayed neglected. But
what the heart knows by heart can heal and hold the heart, and
His Word would come again like the lullaby of a strong, rhythmic heartbeat to me
laying there wide awake… would come pull me close to thrum of the very
heartbeat of God: There is
therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…
To stay on track, every heart needs to know a soundtrack by heart.
Laying a life up against the chest of His Word, and hearing the
steady beat of His heart, is the only soundtrack that strengthens the human
heart.
steady beat of His heart, is the only soundtrack that strengthens the human
heart.
Spend a few minutes to plant a quick Seed. Or stay longer and plant a whole garden.
