Awareness

Continued from last post...

“I was totally ignorant, a dumb ox in your very presence. I'm still in your presence, but you've taken my hand. You wisely and tenderly lead me, and then you bless me...Look! Those who left you are falling apart!” (Psalm 73:22-27 MSG)

Last Tuesday, our entire neighborhood lost landline phone and internet connection for the whole day. Since many of us rely mostly on our cell phones for calls and internet, we didn’t even realize that there was a problem. The first neighbors who noticed were the ones who relied solely on the connection for all their internet needs.

How can we know when we are disconnected from God, if we rarely use our opportunities to connect with Him?

Do we communicate with God intimately, authentically, and constantly? Is He our primary mode of connection to everything else, or do we merely use Him as a back-up plan? Have we developed an awareness to His presence and providence?

Jesus has gifted us with the ability to recognize the Spirit of Truth. There was a time when we were disconnected, falling apart with every crisis. We are no longer unaware of the Lord’s presence. We don’t pull away when He takes our hand. Now we follow willingly as He leads us tenderly into a sense of wholeness, wellness, and peace.