It's amazing how God knows what you
need before you ever contemplate needing it. I was on my to Shelby
to play and lead youth when my car began shaking all funny and ended up
breaking down. Lucky for me that right off the highway was a Shell
station. God was surely looking out for me today. I was only 15
minutes from the house so it worked out great. It did cost us though, but
I'm more than happy to pay it to get it fixed.
There's this little place up in Pilot Mountain,
those of you familiar with the Andy Griffith show will better know it at
Mt. Pilot.....but there's little restaurant called 'Snack Shop'.
Well I've only been there 4 or 5 times this semester on my back home from
classes....but the lady that takes orders knows exactly what I want when I
walk into the doors. This amazes me that someone who has only seen
me in there a few times knows exactly what I want...and what i want on
it. On a spiritual parallel the same is true. When I enter before
the Great I AM, He already knows what I want. Even before I go
before the mercy seat, He knows what I need. For this reason I'm
thankful. 99.9% of the time I have no idea what I need, much less what I
want.
I was humbled by a story a friend told me yesterday. He was
flying across the country to play a few churches while he visited family.
The airlines "lost" his Taylor, which made him really mad. He
realized that he didn't need anything fancy to bring others along with him
into a deep adoration of the Father. He borrowed someone's junky old
Martin, while being humble...he led 100's of people into true
worship. When he gets back home a week later, his Taylor was sitting
on his front porch...it just had arrived. Somehow it ended up in
Chicago, IL.....coincidence? I think not....God was humbling him and
teaching my friend a few lessons of life.
The same thing is true for me as well. God has
taken my car breaking down and this friends story to make me slow down and
really look deep into the reasons behind what I do. I had a lot of time to
think while I sat and waited this afternoon.....The only thing I desire is
to be hidden behind the cross. I don't want people to see me when I stand
up before them to sing, but rather to see a representation of God's
grace. It's been easy for me to get caught up in a lot of the
"big time" hype. I don't care if anyone knows who Jamie Pruitt
is, I'm not important.......without Christ I'm nothing.....I'm 100% dirt,
and God has taken this dirt and formed (and still is)... it into a
servant. For those who have seen me get excited and boast about
great opportunities, accept my apologies....Have a great day everyone...
