Friday, July 3, 2009

Wind in the Face

KJV John 3:
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound hereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Do I like to ride? There is a certain freedom about mounting the saddle of a motorcycle. Many say it is the modern day horse. Many times the westerner would put foot in stirrup and just go for a wander.
"Where are you going friend?"
With a wave of the hand, "That way!"
It is all right as a Christian to just go that way. We do not always have to have our lives planned out. We do not always have to have a purpose in a journey other than taking the journey. Sometimes it is so satisfying to just wander towards a destination.
Just being with Jesus. No particular objective in mind, just being with Him. Being with Jesus does not always have to involve speech. You do not always have to have a running dialogue with Jesus. What is important is "being with" Jesus.
"Being with" just means that you are in the moment giving attention to that moment or more specifically, giving your full attention to the person you are with. So when you are "being with" Jesus you give your full attention to Him by "being in the Spirit".
"Being in the Spirit" is nothing mystical or hard to do. Jesus gave us a hint:

KJV John 7:
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

"Being in the Spirit" is simply a connection with Jesus by allowing your mind to be focused on your spiritual center of your body, your belly. An area just below your navel. Try allowing your conscious mind to focus on the spiritual center. It is quite a peaceful, fulfilling sensation.
This would be the primary way of "being with" Jesus. It does not mean that you block everything else out, it means that you become engrossed in Jesus while going about your every day life, fully aware of what you are doing yet "in" Jesus.
It is kind of like praying without ceasing:

1Th 5:
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.

When I ride I have more than the physical wind in my face, I have Jesus with me in a very real, tangible way.
Today and every day may you be blessed with the presence of Jesus. May you become immersed in "being with" Jesus.
Love and blessings to all.




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