A professor of mine once got me thinking about cliche phrases and words. Ever since that conversation, one particular phrase has been somewhat bothersome to me "God showed up".
Last night I stood in the shower, the place of best thought, I debated the idea of the trinity and the way the church has taught it to date. My thoughts shifted to how the Spirit is portrayed in the Old Testament with more emphasis on the Spirit coming on people for power and transformation and leaving as the focused task was completed. Then it occurred to me, this ancient paradigm of the Spirit coming and going in and on our lives, this is how we treat the Spirit today.
"God showed up" - did you think it wasn't on His to do list today? I was promised years ago that my God would be with me and live in me forever. I am convinced that He does not come and go in my life just as I come and go in a room. I treat him as if I need to entice the spirit to come.
If the Spirit is living in me and with me, is it not more of a matter of him coming, but rather letting him out?
I do not have to work for the attention of my Father. My identity as a son cannot be taken from me. I need to start living from being a son instead of competing to be a son.
I do not have to compete.
3 comments:
I like it bro
good word andrew.
i think about this phrase very often, and when people/pastors say it.. i immeadiately get frustrated.. hah
brother. love it.
lets go to NYC
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