AUGUST 24, 2017

"Night and the spirit of life calling...

And the voice with the fear of a child answers...

Wait, there's no mountain too great

Hear these words and have faith

Have faith

He lives in you, he lives in me

He watches over everything we see

Into the waters, into the truth
In your reflection, he lives in you"

- THE LION KING

PSALM 120-123

1I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

where does my help come from?

2My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth. (121:1-2)

1 CORINTHIANS 6

 19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

JOURNAL 

I absolutely love "The Lion King". The movie, the play, the soundtrack. I connect with the story on so many levels and as a result the soundtrack has a way of undoing me emotionally...especially the tract from the play "He lives in you".  I think it's because there are many times when I have experienced and felt the safety and warmth of God's spirit in the midst of circumstances that threatened to undo me.  To feel and know that "he lives in me" has calmed some of the stormiest seas in my mind and heart.

It is in the dark moments that I question my faith the most. When my very existence seems to not matter. It is as if I am just a meaningless grain of sand, that is not needed.  It is easy to get lost in this space...

Here though is the miracle of God. Again as always, in these moments and in these feelings of meaninglessness, he shows up. The spirit of God truly defies explanation, it is mysterious in it's movements and it's arrival always surprises me and leaves me unable to explain it's existence. The calm that comes over me when I dwell on his acceptance, love and power is priceless. It is greater than anything in this world.

I need these today more than ever and reality is that I always need it.

6Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - DEUTERONOMY 31:6