Give me a moment to get my mind and my body back into shape. I’m supposed to be resting but at the same time I’ve done quiet a lot of things today, not necessarily progressive but more of recovery.
Recovery – that is, cleaning. For the past days I’ve been sloppy both in my room and in my office, and things haven’t been put back to where they were supposed to be. You know, this is something that my Dad engrained into me – is that the proper word, engrained? Is it ingrained? I wouldn’t know – Let’s just say that my Dad taught me with tough love – put things back where they used to be.
It’s been helping me now – I’m looking at my room and my office and I tell myself that things are in order – they could be better, but the balance and aesthetics of things here and now are, well, okay.
Give me a moment to just let it all out – without having to go through backlogs I’ve imposed upon myself, I’m just wanting to unleash all sorts of words in my mind, as fast as my fingers can type.
Give me a moment to be thankful and to just, in the process, defragment all the junk and bulk that’s made its way into my mind. The same way I’ve sort of organized the room and the office, I’m needing to do with my brain, right here, right now.
And you can bet, it’s always involving gratefulness. Thanksgiving. Sure as this Holy Spirit is alive and powerful within me, I’m giving thanks, and I’m letting out the clutter, letting in the power.
Sorry. Not making sense. Or I don’t know.
Thank You, Lord. Thank You for this time. Thank You for rest. Thank You for the opportunity to unload, and to let out tension and anxiety – in the most efficient of ways, far superior than whatever this world suggests is productive…
…Thank You, Lord, for the opportunity and privilege to give thanks. Thank You for this life I have, this love You’ve lavished upon me, and this light You continually shine upon myself and on all that concerns me.
Indeed, there’s a whole bunch of things that I am concerned about. There are a whole bunch of things going on that concern me or involve me. It’s not to say that I’m happy all this is going on – I mean, part of me still just wants to go home to be with the Lord so I don’t have to bother with all of this, but, hey – I’m here, and I’m just SO thankful that the Creator of the Universe is with me through all of it.
Thank You, indeed, Father, for Your presence. You are here. You are faithful. You are true. Just as Christ is faithful, so my Father is faithful. Just as Christ is true and real and present, so the Holy Spirit is that Spirit of Truth that leads me into all truth. Yes, even now, with all that’s in my head, He is the Truth that endures and on whom I stand.
Oh, what I would give to see all that concerns me resolved, according to my specifications, and according to my expectations – But, on the other hand, I give thanks, because it’s not up to me. I give thanks, because it’s my Father who’s in charge, Christ is my Help, and the Holy Spirit is my Comfort.
God, my Lord – You’ve done so much great things in the past, You’re surely going to do great things in the future… and here and now, You are doing great things.
The sun outside is shining through the clouds, even if we are expecting a super typhoon to come in, in the next hours and days. I’m concerned, because this will probably mean me braving the winds and the rains, if in case electricity goes out here at home – just so that I stay consistent at work.
And speaking of work, I’m not necessarily enthusiastic about it – I know I’m serving a greater cause, but to be honest, I’m a little selfish – and it’s just taking such a great toll off of me. Oh, yes, it sounds like I’m complaining, it sounds like I’m fearful for the days to come… But I’m not stopping there, because it’s just a teaser before I go ahead and say that, again, there are more reasons to give thanks to God, than there are to complain about circumstances. And with that said, I give thanks, because God’s perfect love for us casts out all fear.
Thank You, Lord – Your everlasting love endures across the seasons, higher than the mountains, deeper than the valleys. You minister to my heart and my mind and my body, right here and right now.
You not only minister to me, but to those who I know are sick and are recovering. Thank You, Father, for You are faithful and true to the entire body of Christ – not only to us, but to the families we represent, and even to those who we think about – those who have hurt us, those who have rejected us, even those who call themselves our enemies.
Thank You, good Father – You are faithful, You are good, You are here, and You minister to us, here and now. We just take it all in, knowing that You’ve rescued us from death, set us free from sin and the flesh.
We give thanks, knowing that through Christ, the chains of this reality are broken, and we are free – free to proclaim our righteousness, and our right standing with You. We give thanks for this righteousness entails that we live forever, as Christ is righteous and reigns forever. Thank You, Lord, again, for this eternal life, this righteousness which is now our reality.
Thank You, Lord. Thank You, Father. Thank You, Holy Spirit. Reign in us. Minister to us. Continue to pour Your overflowing and everlasting love into our hearts and minds, and let all the fear and all that is false just be purged away.
And through it all, Lord, be praised. Be glorified to the maximum. Be exalted, Lord.
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
Sorry. I wanted to unload, and in the process, I’m not sure if I made any sense. Just wanted to let stuff out, so I have more space to work with what needs to be done in my brain.
More to come, very, very soon.
Until the next post, let us all be blessed.
Amen, and amen.
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