It's The Simplest Things

How many times do we gloss over scripture because it is familiar? We have heard it a thousand times and still refuse to put it into practice. Why? Because we have convinced ourselves that it can't really mean what it means. For example, during the first two months of this year, my church small group has been studying the book "Life's Healing Choices." Each week was better than the previous one. It built into a crescendo until we concluded together "you know, the Bible has said all along to confess your faults to one another and pray for one another that you might be healed." We all had this "aha" moment. We acknowledged that maybe the Catholic church had the right idea. We all acknowledged how much better we felt confessing our faults to one another. And it felt good to know that they would take the information to the grave. We simply did what God said.......AND IT WORKED!



I had the privilege over the past three weeks for the Lord to speak to me clearly concerning two things in my life. I rejoiced over the fact that he spoke to me, and I saw another principle being played out in my life. The first time He spoke, I was listening to music and worshipping Him. The second time I was listening to a sermon by Erwin McManus. The Bible says in Ephesians 5:18: Do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord...(NIV). You mean that if I sing spiritual songs and focus on God I can be filled/guided/controlled by His Spirit? Yes you can!



Psalm 100 tells us to "come before His presence with singing." Acts 13 tells us that as the saints were gathered and ministered (worshipped) to the Lord he spoke to the gathering and called out certain men for a special task. As they ministered unto the Lord. You mean that if I sincerely worship the Lord during a worship service and focus on him that he can speak to me and give me guidance for my life? Yes He can!

Sometimes it's the simplest things!