Initial "Thot" of the Day

This blog will be dedicated to my rambling bodacious babblings... no topic will be off the table...so if it sounds like I am screaming "Squirrel" sometimes I probably am. But I aim to have fun with this and am looking forward to where this new opportunity will lead in the days ahead.

SO HERE WE GO:

I have had some interesting discussions with a variety of different aged group people in regards to the following question: "How do you enjoy God?" I have been given a plethora of different answers..."prayer", "singing", "reading the Bible", "going to church", "enjoying the outdoors" and while all of these answers are okay... I keep thinking are these acts to enjoy God or acts that help us soothe our conscience to believe we are actually enjoying God.

If we are taught from the time we are born that dirt is good to eat and is quite nutritious, and as we grow older we actually believe dirt is good and enjoy eating it ... is it actually "good" for us? What happens when we have a friend over and invite that friend to enjoy a good bowl of dirt...And that friend tells us,"That's a bowl of dirt.." "Exactly, and how do you want to have your bowl??"

I believe this is a somewhat fair analogy of how we enjoy God. We go through a variety of different "motions", "Motions that we have been taught since we were young... But is this really helping us to enjoy God??? Do not hear me saying not to pray or read the Bible, but hear me saying, "Are the activities I am involved with helping me to enjoy God?"

Psalm 37:4 tells us, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."

If you know me, you know I like to eat hamburgers especially good hamburgers. I enjoy eating good hamburgers.... But the one thing I have found is that I also enjoy preparing to eat a hamburger.... Preparing the meat before it is cooked by using spices and other condiments to enhance the flavor I find quite enjoyable.... I also enjoy purchasing the type of bun I will eat the hamburger on...and I enjoy finding my favorite mustard and onions and pickles to place on my hamburger..... while I am cooking the hamburger I really enjoy the aroma it puts off as it is cooking...But what I enjoy most after I put the hamburger all together is eating the hamburger....

I believe this is the way we should enjoy God... Not in a rote mechanical way.... but see everything we do as a step toward when we can culminate our efforts in complete enjoyment in God through worship..."Whatsoever ye do, do it all to the glory of God." I Corinthians 10:31b

Prayer for the day: "God help me to learn how to enjoy you more."

Keep Looking Up!

Brian