Who Are You?

The target remains.

I believe I am who I didn’t have in my life.

“Who are you?”

I am Dave.

“Who are you?”

I am Dad.

“Who are you?”

I am Grandpa.

“I thought you said you were a son of god?”

You’re confused about that too?

I’m constantly thinking about God, notice the capital G… and I’m settled on The Father; and know and have seen Jesus; but “the relationship” with The Holy Spirit seems to be lacking on my part.

Who do you resonate with when you read your Bible? Esther? David? Peter? John?

Me… I resonate with the dog who returns to his own vomit or the pig who returns to his mud hole after taking a bath.

But if you look past the initial repulsive nature of those acts… you have to ask yourself, “Do I understand the nature of those acts?”

It is in a dog’s nature not to waste a free meal and so after heaving one up… he returns to it, as it is in his nature to do so.

Same with the pig. Sure, a big ol’ sow enjoys getting hosed off, the cool water feels good… and upon the hose being shut off… she saunters off right into her mud hole.

But… but… do you know she has to? Pigs have very few sweat glands and so use water and mud to keep cool.

Again, returning to her mud hole is in her nature.

Walking right past God, knowing I need to turn right, and go into my office and study my Bible… but instead my nature has me turn left and go my own way.

My struggle is, regardless of my nature, I have a brain also… and know I need to turn right… but most days… I don’t.

“Who are you?”

I am NOT God… He was not someone I had in my life.

It has taken a concerted effort to bring Him into my life as it is today.

Effort on my part to keep turning right.

Effort on my part to study Spurgeon and Oswald, and learn what is actually in the Bible like Proverbs 26:11 and 2 Peter 2:22.

Effort… that to me hasn’t grown my relationship.

I understand I’m a “sinner” one who turns away from God, and I understand it’s in my nature to do so.

But I’m aware of that… and I don’t want to go left or my own way.

How does the work of The Spirit come on us?

In this day and age?

Now I have “experienced” The Holy Spirit in the past… and was surprised each time… I just can’t shake the feeling that I’m missing something?!?

Like He’s waiting on me to catch up or understand something… but my habitual nature keeps tripping me up.

Being an Emerging Man isn’t easy, being an Emerging Man trying to grab hold of the hand of Christ… is down right difficult!

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