Is Transformation in Progress??

It's been awhile since you heard from me. Well I am back and I have a lot to tell you.

Three weeks ago our pastor preached a sermon titled "Define The Relationship". He was talking about our relationship with God. Each beginning letter in the title stood for one of his points. "T" stood for Transformation. Under this point, he asked the question, "Is there an indifferent spirit toward God?". WOW!! That question hit me hard, because I realized that the answer was yes for me and I was devastated. He went on to say that "spiritual activity with a heart indifferent to Christ is not transformation at all and that we must be personally connected to God." I do a lot of good things for God. I work at a church, don't I? However, at that moment I got a picture of two people walking around in a house, passing each other in the hall, never speaking, not communicating, not touching, no connection at all. I realized that was a picture of God and me in this season of my life. You see, I had been in a season of grief since I lost my husband over four years ago. I was so focused on what I had lost, what I no longer had, that I wasn't focused on my relationship with God. And God was ready for me to come back. He missed me and I realized just how much I missed Him.

Later that day, in a study that I am involved in, I was asked another question. In what areas of my life was I victorious in the area of self-discipline? Again, I was surprised by my answer. My answer was none. Really!! I could not think of one area in which I was self-disciplined. I knew I was weak in this area, but I had not realized that it was non-existent.

That day I adopted 2 Timothy1:7, "God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." as my saturation verse. A saturation verse is a verse of scripture, a truth that you need in your life, that you say 50-100 times per day. To date it is working. I have gained the strength to leave my past behind. Reading my Bible and spending quality time with God daily is a priority now. I am exercising regularly and eating healthier. I am even in the process of de-cluttering my house and I am a clutter bug. And I am back to blogging. I feel great about my life, my relationship with God and I am excited about my future.

God wants and deserves to be top priority in our lives. My prayer for you is that if there is anything standing in the way of "Transformation in Progress" in your life, that you will deal with it today. Being personally connected to God is the greatest feeling in the world. It is great to be back on track.