Practicing His Presence

Today I was reading from 'Practicing His Presence', a fantastic read, and so I wanted to share with you all what really jumped out at me.

"We used to sing a song in the church in Benton which I like, but never really practiced until now. It runs:

Moment by moment I'm kept in His love;
Moment by moment I've life from above;
Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine;
Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.

It is exactly that 'moment by moment', every waking moment, surrender, responsiveness, obedience, sensitiveness, pliability, 'lost in His love', that I now have the mind-bent to explore with all my might, to respond to Jesus Christ as a violin responds to the bow of the master.

In defense of my opening my soul and laying it bare to the public gaze in this fashion, I may say that it seems to me that we really seldom do anybody much good excepting as we share the deepest experiences of our souls in this way. Its is not the fashion to tell your inmost thoughts, but there are many wrong fashions, and concealment of the best in us is wrong. I disapprove of the usual practice of talking "small talk" whenever we meet, and holding a veil over our souls. If we are so impoverished that we have nothing to reveal but small talk, then we need to struggle for richness of soul. As for me, I am convinced that this spiritual pilgrimage which I am making is infinitely worthwhile, the most important thing I know of to talk about. And talk I shall while there is anybody to listen."

We in the western world lack something that I believe is crucial as a follower of Christ. I was talking to a few people the other day of why we believe Jesus was so attractive beyond the physical. He was a real, genuine and authentic person. He was secure in who He was a the child of God Almighty and he didn't struggle with being who Jesus was.

I want to be like that, to where everything I do just reflects the greatness of my relationship with God. I want to be able to carry on a legacy of a man after God to where I would always be walking in His will with my ear to heaven waiting quietly to hear what God wants to do next.