"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
Patrick Swayze, Dirty Dancing, 1987
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
When can I go and meet with God?
Psalm 42:2
Okay, so I admit it is a little odd to start a devotion with a quote from a 1987 coming of age movie, but the movie isn't the point - it is the quote. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." In case you haven't seen the movie, the character of Baby is pretty one dimensional fitting into the prefabricated position her family deems appropriate - until she meets dance instructor Johnny. He helps her to see that she is more than just one thing - that she is multi-faceted and beautiful. By spending time together, he teaches her that she is special and unique. She cannot be put into a corner, because she is not simply a box filling a square hole. She is a blooming flower - changing by the minute.
NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER.
Most of us have a predetermined vision of God.
Kind benefactor. Just Lord. Loving Father. Judge. Creator....But whatever vision we have is limited.
We choose to allow God to reside in this place we have decided He should live and that is where we go to meet Him. We put God in a corner.
We set certain times aside for God - Sunday worship, Sunday School, youth, morning devotions, evening prayer - times we think are holy moments. We anticipate God being there for each of those moments -- and He always shows up - - and then when those moments conclude, we walk back into our lives and leave God in the corner to wait for our return.
This is not what God intended our relationships with Him to embody. He wants to be in all of the moments - not just the holy moments. He wants to transform the ordinary, daily things of our lives into holy moments because He is in them. He wants to be in the details of our lives - in the mundane, the magical and the miraculous.
God is jealous of our time - and He doesn't want a single second to go by in which He is not fully knitted. He doesn't want to be left behind. He wants to be at the center.
But - the choice is yours. You can experience as much or as little of God as you choose.
By choosing to invite God into your daily life you will have the opportunity to gain greater and greater glimpses of what the future in heaven holds - an eternity in God's presences.
However, if you choose to leave God in the corners of your life you will miss out on how He is working for your good in the kaleidoscope of your days.
Because, whether you choose to invite Him in or not - God is working. And if you listen, He will tell you how to go.
God is more than anything you can ever imagine and the more you choose to get to know Him - the more your heart will long to be with Him - to worship Him.
The choice is yours...
Will you put God in a corner - or will you let Him take the lead in the dance of your life?
Scripture
Quote
“Live by what you believe so fully that your life blossoms, or else purge the fear-and-guilt producing beliefs from your life. When people believe one thing and do something else, they are inviting misery. If you give yourself the name, play the game.”
Unknown
GUMY SUMMER ONLINE SCAVENGER HUNT CHALLENGE
Okay GUMY's, here is the first clue for the GUMY challenge. Just a few helpful hints as you collect clues along the way:
#1 - Keep track of the clue # - this will be important for the final challenge.
#2 - The weekly clue will have something to do with the scripture - and - the overall challenge.
#3 - The 1st GUMY to find me on Sunday morning - the week after the weekly Sunday challenge is posted with the answer to the week's challenge will win a weekly prize. So this week's answer should be told to me next Sunday - May 26th.
#4 - A new clue will be posted with the blog each Sunday at 5PM.
#5 - Don't forget to keep each of the clues for the whole Summer....the prize the 1st week of GUMY will be worth it! (PROMISE!!!)
Now....let the games begin....
Clue #1 comes from this YouTube clip....it is also a paraphrase of today's scripture lesson (right at the beginning) and is what we feel if we are not putting God in a corner....Best Wishes....XOXO Courtney
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