Rhythms of Grace

"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand...." - Stevie Wonder

Though he was in prison, Paul said the letter/visits he received often refreshed his spirit. Amen!

Make no mistake about it, the rhythms of grace cannot and will not be forced. Just as we have different tempo music for dancing (cha-cha, line, swing, slow dance, etc.) when God gives us a new song it has its own tempo. So often many of us try to force that 'new song' God is giving us to fit the life situation we're currently in. That's often problematic, for the new song is trying to call us out of it to move forward. As an example, I admit that when I do treadmill or elliptical workouts there are certain upbeat gospel songs I can keep pace with to maximize my workout, so I find myself 'clicking' past a song or two that doesn't fit. Depression, anxiety, stress, anger, and other ailments can be readily cured by us moving in step and tempo with the new song God gives. Yesterday, you may have had the 'blues' but behold today God is doing a new thing.

Until tomorrow...

Pastor Botts

"Why are you so downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." - Psalm 42:5

Rhythms of Grace

"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand...." - Stevie Wonder

Though he was in prison, Paul said the letter/visits he received often refreshed his spirit. Amen!

Make no mistake about it, the rhythms of grace cannot and will not be forced. Just as we have different tempo music for dancing (cha-cha, line, swing, slow dance, etc.) when God gives us a new song it has its own tempo. So often many of us try to force that 'new song' God is giving us to fit the life situation we're currently in. That's often problematic, for the new song is trying to call us out of it to move forward. As an example, I admit that when I do treadmill or elliptical workouts there are certain upbeat gospel songs I can keep pace with to maximize my workout, so I find myself 'clicking' past a song or two that doesn't fit. Depression, anxiety, stress, anger, and other ailments can be readily cured by us moving in step and tempo with the new song God gives. Yesterday, you may have had the 'blues' but behold today God is doing a new thing.

Until tomorrow...

Pastor Botts

"Why are you so downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." - Psalm 42:5

Our Desire to Communicate with God

The 'gift of gab' is not one of God's graces! - Anon

Jesus said it was foolish of the Pharisees to think God would hear them just because they 'talked' a lot. Hmm!

Parent's of a newborn can hardly wait for baby's first 'mama or da-da' utterance. It thrills their hearts to no end. However, later as an adolescent, they often wonder if they can ever get the kid off/away from the phone, thinking "how do they have so much to say or talk about?" You ever think God wonders the same as He looks down on us. We seem to have hours on end to chat and catch-up with family, friends, old co-workers, even the mail or delivery person. But our conversation time with God (prayer) is hit and miss, and often more miss than hit. We should be thankful that He is patient and gracious with us and won't force the conversation. BUT we should also realize that as we speak less and less to Him, we drift further and further away from Him. Prayer is not so much the many words we speak as it is the aching heart we have for His presence.

Until tomorrow...

Pastor Botts

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." - Psalm 42:1