Oh Blog...seems I have forgotten you!

Okay so it's been a month since I blogged...officially that is. They may not be up here but I have little pieces of paper all over my desk with my notes for blogs.

One of them was going to be called "When Worship Isn't Working". For me, music and worship are crucial to my life with Christ. Worship music is generally the gateway to something deeper with Christ for me and when worship stops working then I know somethings up.

My life has seemed to be in a constant state of transition or change since 2003.

What I have learned is that all of that transition can leave you leaving unsettled. I am not thinking of just the day-to-day but also our lives with Christ. I am not saying it is a bad thing either. Feeling uncomfortable can also be a launch pad for great things or changes.

Deciphering my notes from several weeks ago it appears I was struggling with a period of sadness. I have know idea why as it has long passed but one line of my scribble says...Today I am sad. I feel like I am breaking God's heart. For the life of me I can't recall what or why. I think God must have carried me through that, cause I am not scared by it.

What I recall is thinking of life as a kitchen sink. We can fill the sink right to the top with gallons of water. Just like in life we can fill every day with "things". So many things that we lose sight of God and our purpose and we begin to drown. Unfortunately our immediate reaction is to pull the plug to drain the sink or start dropping things in hopes of finding our purpose again.

Have you every pulled the plug on a full sink? What is the response? Water starts swirling and gurgling as it goes done the drain. Little mini whirlpools form too...nothing but chaos!

One thing I have learned in life is that having the bible isn't enough. It truly isn't about what we know, but it's what we do with that knowledge.

So what do we do when our sink gets too full or better yet, what can we do to keep our sink from getting too full? I like what James 1:5 says...this is from The Message..."If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it". Seems simple huh...well experience has shown me it works.

Our faith and walk with Christ operates much like a car...in drive or reverse you are constantly moving. You can get many places when you shift into gear.

There is a time when the car becomes pretty much useless though...that is when it slides into neutral...all you can do is coast to a stop.

So put some gas in the tank, shift yourself into gear and just see where God can take you!