Going old school here. Wanting to see if I still got it. Actually, I don’t even know if it’s ‘old school’.
The premise is simple – write as much as you can, non-stop for 5, maybe even 10 minutes. See what pops up, don’t stop.
And, unlike the times I’ve tried to do this before, I’m going to start off by saying, I’m thankful.
I’m thankful for love, and for the true love that comes from no less than a true Creator – true love, everlasting love that comes from God.
I’m thankful for the chance to be able to say I have this love, because it all comes from Christ – Who He is, and what He has done.
His finished work has guaranteed my righteousness – that is, my right-standing with God, my reconciliation with the Creator, so absolute and so true that I am able to call Him my Father.
And, yes, I am thankful for who Christ is – here and now. What He has done was a couple of thousand years ago, but who He is here and now is just as important.
King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Alpha and Omega, First and the Last, Beginning and the End; The Good Shepherd, the Lover of my Soul, the Wonderful Counselor – for all that He is, what I appreciate now, and what I am thankful for now, is that He is HERE – with me, never leaving me, never forsaking me. I am with Him, and He is with me.
I’m thankful, because He didn’t just save me one time, but He saved me, He saves me forever – by way of being with me. At the cross, He said that ‘It is finished‘ – And I think we should take in the Truth that not only was absolute reconciliation with God ‘finished‘, but our connection, our harmony, our union with Christ also began. The cross was just as much a receipt of Christ’s commitment to us, as it is a receipt of our righteousness.
I’m thankful, because even if I’m sabotaging myself with thoughts of what might have been, who might have been – even if I’m struggling with regret of the past, dissatisfaction and frustration in the present, and anxiety for the future (yes, that’s still present, and I don’t think it’ll ever be a hundred percent gone, as long as we exist in this side of eternity) – the Holy Spirit is as faithful as ever to remind me that through all of this, I am righteous through Christ, and God is always my good Father.
I’m thankful. So thankful for this faithfulness. For this union. For this love. For God, for Christ, and for the Holy Spirit.
5 minutes up. You’d think I’d have typed more, or built more.
We’ll leave it here for now, and get back to it later. I need to delta (Cyberpunk much?).
It’s January 17. Let’s see what we can pull off this time.
And, as usual, I’m being led to go with giving thanks. That’s apparently what I’m defaulting to… and, well, I’m not complaining.
I’m thankful to the Lord, first and foremost – because it’s stated in His Word, that giving thanks is according to His will, in Christ Jesus. So in other words, whenever we give thanks, we are doing the will of God.
I’m thankful to the Lord – yeah, for the opportunity and privilege of giving thanks. I’m thankful because He made is as simple as possible for us to be, in our words, ‘in His will’ at all times. We give thanks, and His will is done.
The simple act of giving thanks gives more insight and at the same time simplifies what it means when we quote that one line from the Lord’s Prayer, where we say ‘Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’.
Isn’t that a fascinating thought – God’s will is done here on earth as it is in heaven, when we give thanks.
And on the other hand, when we do realize that God’s will is done here on earth as it is in heaven… well, that’s yet another reason FOR us to give thanks.
We’ve been talking a lot about cycles in the recent days, and I guess here’s yet another cycle for us to consider:
When we give thanks, God’s will is done.
When God’s will is done, we give thanks.
Today, I’m thankful for life. For opportunities to go out and to see life in other perspectives apart from our own. I’m thankful for safety, and really, just for my always being in the presence of the Lord, just as He is always with me, in all this learning that we’re doing.
I’m thankful for all I haven’t learned, I’m thankful for all that I’m learning and relearning. I’m thankful for the subtle nuances that pop up through the day that serve either as reminders or confirmations of what I’m thinking… and I’m thankful, that even if I am off once, twice, or a billion times, my Savior persists in faithfulness towards me and all of us – with yet another lesson following the stumbling.
I’m thankful. We’re always learning, always taking in new things – It’s all a flow, after all. Thoughts and realizations and revelations flow in as water, and they flow out as necessary.
And that’s the thing – sure, we could go ahead and do what we think we should to ‘store’ or ‘memorize’ whatever realizations do come, but HERE’s where I’m thankful – we can trust in the Lord who guides us in that if we’re to remember something, it will be remembered.
Thank God for all this.
Not sure if I want to keep doing this, but hey, it’s helped me so far.
No, it’s decided. I’ll probably keep on doing these… what are we calling them, thanksgiving blitzes?
Now if only all these words could translate to steps… and there’s a thought. How many calories do we spend to type a word?
Until the next post, I pray that our good and gracious Father continues to bless and keep you in all things.
Let’s have a good weekend ahead!
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