Greg Tutwiler is a Certified Christian Life Coach, and a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor. He is the founder and director of Freedom Living Life Coaching at FreedomLiving.org, and co-founder of EveryManAlive.com ministries.
"It's been a great day." How many times in your life have you been able to say that? For me, today was a great day. Not for any particular grand reason. I do have some tough things behind me, and a lull in some work activity, but that's not really the reason. I can't really give you a specific catalyst or turning point. There wasn't one. The reality is, I'm actually facing some uncertainties. And I have a rather "busy" couple of days ahead. And I am in a season of "weathering" a few things. But all of that seems to be somewhere else these days. As I tread the deep waters of my heart, I have found new levels of grace and peace being bestowed upon me from above. Or should I say, I am now realizing the deeper levels of grace and peace that God has already bestowed upon me.
And that has allowed me to realize the greater gift, which is where this new way of embracing the comings and goings of my life comes from. And that gift is the wisdom of knowing the revelation of the Kingdom in which I reside. There is a whole new world staring us in the face if we could only grasp the significance of what God has done on our behalf. Have you pondered that lately? Have you really taken the time to let that truth sink into the deep crevices of your soul? We have given so much of our lives over to the busyness of life. We find ourselves in a quandary and cry out, "where are you God?" I wonder? Do we really know God?
British Hymn writer, Frederick W. Faber wrote:
Only to sit and think of God,
Oh what a joy it is!
To think the thought, to breathe the Name;
Earth has no higher bliss.
"Only to sit and think of God" ... it's 1:30 AM as I read that stanza. It's nine degrees outside, and I'm nestled in my living room in front of silent, poetic, almost reverent flames lapping at the logs in the fireplace. It's quiet and peaceful. And I have goose bumps as I breathe in this life God has set me in. I try to remember my blessings for today, yet there are too many to count. Oh what a joy it is, to ponder the things of God.
Maybe for you it has to be a stool in your work shop, or the front seat of your car or truck, or on the foot of your bed. God likes those places too. Just find some time, some where, and sit and think of God. Soak in the magnitude of this life He has placed you in. Better yet, walk outside on a clear night and stare at the stars for a while. Let it be cold. Feel Him in the wind on your face, and the chill in the air. Breathe in deep and feel God in your lungs. You're alive man! That's awesome! Until we begin to open our hearts, the real depth of our hearts, to the Almighty Creator of all that we are, we will continue to tumble to and fro like brush in the wind. Spend some real time with God this week, alone, quiet, and in thought. It's worth every second.
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