Apr 11, 2022
Have you ever had one of those days when you just aren't feeling
it? You need to go to the gym, but the flannel sheets feel so
much better, so you snuggle down and hit snooze. It's time to
go to work, but you're just not feeling it, so you call in
sick. Or maybe it's Sunday morning. You should go to
the worship service at church, but it's cold and rainy, and you're
feeling a bit down...so because you're not feeling it you stay at
home.
Listen, we've all had those moments when we just aren't "feeling
it." However, there is something significant we need to
realize when we skip out on life, just because we aren't "feeling
it": We miss out on experiencing God's blessing!
Just take a moment and think about those moments when you
did something you didn't feel like doing, only to be pleasantly
surprised or even shocked about how God worked. Instead of
hitting snooze, you go to the gym and crush a PR you never thought
you could hit. Instead of calling in sick, you go to work and
make a connection which leads to a promotion. Or instead of
skipping worship service, you attend and are reminded of how much
God has blessed you! To experience God's blessing, often
times we have to do things we don't feel like doing.
For the last 14 weeks we have been studying the Psalms of
Ascent; learning how to take faithful steps of obedience on our
long journey of following Jesus. The last psalm (Psalm 134)
kind of seems a bit off at first glance. One would expect the
conclusion to be this huge, big, grandiose worship song (you
know, like the Hallelujah Chorus) but it's not. It's
different.
However, at a second glance, Psalm 134 is the perfect conclusion to
a long pilgrimage of tired worshippers who aren't "feeling
it". They are ready to check into the Marriott and ice their
feet and prepare to "feel it" the next day. Yet, they ignore
their feelings, and tell their muscles to go...and in a shocking
turn of events they are not only reminded of God's blessings, they
experience his blessings as well!
Do you want to learn more about how to overcome your feelings and
continue your journey of becoming like Jesus? Make sure and
to part 15 of Long Obedience in the Same Direction, we know that
you will find it to be very helpful!