Friends Talking as Frieinds

John 15:15

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

 

When we talk to God as a friend talks to a friend... it really does change your perspective on how God wants our relationship to live and grow to the fullest. Even though He never changes, when we talk to Him as a friend talks to a friend He seems to be more personable. He seems to be more on our level than way above anything we could ever understand. And the reality is... He is way above anything we could ever understand... but we are such an ignorant people that maybe through getting down on our level like a parent to a child, is the only way to reach us. Maybe He wants to watch us grow up in Him. And maybe one day... He'll be able to look back on our life with us and see every step He took with us.

Isn't it a lovely thought?

A Psalm of Peace

Psalms 23

A Psalm of David.

 

The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters.

He restores my soul.

He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

 

I know most people, (including me) have heard or even read this psalm before but I slowed down and read it with an open heart and mind this time. It is truly a psalm of peace. My favorite part in this whole passage is "for his name's sake." Everything we do is for "his" name's sake. And he'll always be there to help us through thick and thin. This psalm truly gives me the peace that only the father can give.

So Far Gone

"I know they say that the space between,

can make it stronger than we've ever seen.

They might be right but I disagree,

'cause I've never felt stronger than when you're with me.

Sometimes I wonder why you even care,

'cause even when I leave you're always there with me.

And like a candle makes a brighter place,

this mark you've made on me can't be erased.

I want to be so far gone in you.

So far nothing else will ever do.

I want to be so far gone in you.

I've stood alone had I fallen down,

your' hands were there to pick me off the ground.

Sometimes I cry 'cause I can't believe

your love is big enough to cover me

Sometimes I've wondered if you're even there,

but when I feel far away you'll meet me there.  

I want to be lost in you,

like a ship in the night.

I want to get lost in you,

underneath your sky."

 

 

 

I heard this song a while back and it made me ask the question,
"What would it look like to be lost in God, to be lost in Him?"
What would it look like in your life to be "lost" in God?