Liquid Sunshine...?
You may be wondering what I mean by Journeys in Liquid Sunshine, so here it is.
Where I'm from in Arizona we don't get much rain and when we do, it's not much. Often you'll feel rain drops then look up and not see any clouds. This is because by the time to rain hits you, the cloud has evaporated above you. When this happens, we call it Liquid Sunshine.
For me, this is often what my experience with the Lord is like. I can feel the results of His work in my life, but I look up and I can't see the concrete/tangible cause of those results. I don't know about you, but I tend to like to touch and see the reason for what's going on in my life and around me. However, when I get a chance to touch and see those things, I then proceed to explain the mystery of God right out of the equation. (i.e. When you can see the clouds, there's no reason to put God into the rain.)
Liquid Sunshine is my way of "reasoning in the favor of God." So often, as a Christian, I forget the role that God has in my everyday life. I look at a hurricane and can explain why it's happened. I look at someone's tears and can reason that said person's brain produced chemicals that made them sad and then their tearducts began to react accordingly.
Or, I can look at everyday situations and "reason in the favor of God."
If God is truly as big as we say He is. If God is truly in control of things like we say He is. If I truly believe what I say I believe, then God is in just about every situation, every conversation, every activity, and every thing that I see. Yet, we continually find ways to explain Him away, until we become so smart that we don't even see God in the "god" that we claim.
My prayer is that perhaps my discussions might help you see a little Liquid Sunshine in your life, and just maybe you'll "reason in the favor of God" instead of explaining Him away.
Where I'm from in Arizona we don't get much rain and when we do, it's not much. Often you'll feel rain drops then look up and not see any clouds. This is because by the time to rain hits you, the cloud has evaporated above you. When this happens, we call it Liquid Sunshine.
For me, this is often what my experience with the Lord is like. I can feel the results of His work in my life, but I look up and I can't see the concrete/tangible cause of those results. I don't know about you, but I tend to like to touch and see the reason for what's going on in my life and around me. However, when I get a chance to touch and see those things, I then proceed to explain the mystery of God right out of the equation. (i.e. When you can see the clouds, there's no reason to put God into the rain.)
Liquid Sunshine is my way of "reasoning in the favor of God." So often, as a Christian, I forget the role that God has in my everyday life. I look at a hurricane and can explain why it's happened. I look at someone's tears and can reason that said person's brain produced chemicals that made them sad and then their tearducts began to react accordingly.
Or, I can look at everyday situations and "reason in the favor of God."
If God is truly as big as we say He is. If God is truly in control of things like we say He is. If I truly believe what I say I believe, then God is in just about every situation, every conversation, every activity, and every thing that I see. Yet, we continually find ways to explain Him away, until we become so smart that we don't even see God in the "god" that we claim.
My prayer is that perhaps my discussions might help you see a little Liquid Sunshine in your life, and just maybe you'll "reason in the favor of God" instead of explaining Him away.
