Today, I’ve been meditating a little on waiting before the Lord. I’ve recently been thinking about how my time is spent during the day—”how much time I’m “busy” with the worries of this life as opposed to engaging with God”—and I see that I often miss the opportunity to learn during the mundane times. From a broader perspective, it seems that my lessons have all been minor events of one big training ground, and I’ve been circling around the same hurdles for some time.
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Recently, I began reading The Blueprint by Jaeson Ma, and came across a chapter about waiting on God in [silent] prayer. This chapter struck me, because a dear friend and mentor in the Lord told me at the beginning of the summer that it’d be important for me to slow down and wait before the Lord for a season. Then, checking my email today, I received two forwarded messages1 confirming the need to be still.
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Lately, I’d been feeling somewhat dry spiritually. The rush and worry of school life slowly ground my devotion to a halt. I picked up Rick Joyner’s The Final Quest for some encouragement. But the big turnaround for me occurred when I purchased a new bible today.
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Recent events have caused me to stop and think about how blessed I am to be where I am. I cannot deny; my tenure at Georgia Tech would have been abruptly cut off had not the Lord stepped in. I came to school in 2003 very much into my own desires, thinking only of what seemed pleasing at the time. Oh how I thank God for allowing me to see much more now!
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Some days, things seem so out of place. Out of the clamor of a bustling week, various stimuli grope about for my attention. I follow along, only to find enervation as my reward. How terrible is the spiral! Until now, this has been my reality. However now, instead of chasing those things, I find myself singing.
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