Be Still

For those of you who may have followed either this blog or the podcast, you know that I make no claim to special revelation, hearing audible “voices”, angelic visitations or visions. However, as every true believer knows, there is the “still, small voice” of the Spirit of God within each of us, Who will prompt us and guide us if we will simply be quiet before Him …. and listen.

That, I’m convinced, is what He is telling me to do. “Stop talking.”

I’ve said many times, and sense deeply, that American-style Christianity has put knowledge above action. While I believe that most of my podcast audience is the exception to that general condition, the fact is that I’ve said all I really have to say. No one reading these words will be able to say they didn’t know what the Lord told them to do. If they did not do it, it was not a knowledge problem; it was something else.

Paul said, “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” (Philippians 4:9) Paul was a living example of the things he taught. We must each be likewise.

Clearly, you can’t “see” my manner of life through the two-dimensional lens of cyberspace. I could be someone who talks a great game but never performs. And truth be told, podcasting takes up a LOT of time that could be spent in performance. It also puts a filter in place. Virtually everything I would see, hear, read or experience would be considered for its value as content for the next program. Instead of thinking, “what might God be showing me?” I would instead usually think, “How can I use this on the program?”

Seven years was, I believe, what God wanted me to accomplish. All the old programs are still in iTunes – at least, they were still there last time I looked. Adam does the daily news and Karen does the news menu, so there’s enough “current events” to keep us informed … or distracted as the case may be.

My final appeal is to make the main thing – Glorifying Jesus Christ and seeing His hand in all His works – the main thing. As we press on to the finish line (which I believe may be very close to the “sign in the heavens” we expect in September of 2017), Satan and the sinister spiritual forces arrayed against us would like nothing better than to keep us distracted, inactive, and ineffective.

NOW IS OUR TIME! I think we should be anticipating one more time “around the block” and we should thank God for it! Please! PLEASE!! – Purpose in your heart to have an impact for Christ every day, and then take action.

It’s been suggested that I be available for one-on-one mentoring or life-coaching, and I’m amenable to that. If you need to talk and you need someone to listen, I’ll make the time – email, phone call, or stop by for coffee. But I will lovingly warn you on the front end that if there is something God has told you to do and you haven’t done it or aren’t doing it, my “coaching” won’t be much help … or much fun.

On the other hand, if you are invested in Christ and everyone around you is lukewarm at best, or hostile at worst, I will be honored to encourage you and remind you that who you are and what you are doing matters to God, and that you will not lose your reward.

I will probably put links to stories or devotionals on the web page regularly. But unless the Lord clearly says otherwise, I will not be continuing the podcast. As the Lord leads, I hope to continue Anakypto Afterthoughts.