More than listening

The past two days have just been totally God. It has been a while since things were just so clearly God. Yesterday afternoon as part of our monthly time of solitude God did some major speaking.  Each month as a staff we set aside at least 4 hours to pray and seek God individually somewhere away from the rush of the day to day. Thanks to First Christian for letting us crash their place and use it to get alone in the AC. Before yesterday afternoon there was still an uneasiness in my spirit about where God wold be taking us for the Fall. Yesterday afternoon as we got alone we all prayed God’s word that if we seek him with all we got we would find Him. Boy did we ever find him yesterday.  The afternoon was just a really sweet time alone with God giving me direction and encouragement.  Even sweeter though was this morning as we came together as a staff to share what God had revealed to each of us. The sweetest moment had to be when others had the same revelation as I did. I could barely sit in my seat with excitement as I heard each person share.  Today is the first day of true God given peace for the fall that I have had all summer. The irony  here is this was our last meeting before the staff parts ways for weddings and vacations. God has really done a stretching this summer with a new staffer but God has totally come through in the clutch. I guess its not like God has to or is on any time crunch but I just praise Him for a sweet 24 hours of guidance. I think the interesting part of seeing God has been the timing in this. When planning began sure we asked God for guidance and direction but as the weeks have passed we came to a point of begging and pleading. There is something special about hitting the spot of total desperation. I just wonder what a day would look like that I was totally submitted and desperate for the guidance of the holy spirit. Why do I only plead when there is a major need. Am I any different in these times than the folks who all cry out to God when the plane is going down?

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

ps: speaking of patience when is this all star game gonna end?!?!?!