Sketching My Devotions
Putting my thoughts into pictures and words
Lou Engle was at our church and talked about how not only are we here — as in we’re alive on this earth, to worship, but we’re here in this particular time and even in whatever particular place that we’re in, to worship.
We are here to worship.
This sketch is of being in the place that we’re called to worship. Knowing what I was made for. I was made to love God and made to be loved by God. Experiencing that is worship.
Your relationship with God is like the foundation and being able to hear His voice for yourself overlays that. I had a relationship with God for years without being able to hear His voice. I know the difference being able to hear made for me.
Out of relationship with God and being able to hear His voice grows identity and being able to actually walk in congruence with that identity. Not just knowing who we are, but living like who we are and what we’re called to.
That includes taking care of ourselves and knowing ourselves.
Partnering with God to deal with hard things also grows out of our relationship.
The fruit of growing in all of those areas is in the top of the tree. There are tools, connection, strength, confidence, hope, freedom, courage, healthy relationships, love, glory and maturity, skills, clarity, peace, purpose and joy.
My idea for teaching through my coaching program is that everything filters through that relationship with God and knowing what He says about everything. And then we grow in those things and produce good fruit.
I was sketching during a devotional time at Bible study and the image of peeling back and opening up my heart so He can come in and do the work He wants to do.
I opened my heart to Him during worship yesterday at church
I was surprised by how much hurt was inside. Thankfully He goes in there with me and the healing can continue or begin in each place as it’s needed.
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