This morning at church, God spoke to me about keys.
A little known fact about me, (if we've never met, or if you'd care to know me more), I have a thing about keys. I have a gorgeous set of iron keys and I love looking through antique shop keys too.
Keys are also a way God gets my attention. I remember once of the times this was most clear to me; I was sat near the back of a room while worship was going on all around me, but all I could hear was someone jangling a set of keys. So in the end I focused on it and God spoke.
Now I realise, if you come here for the fun and the festivities you might be wondering what on earth I am harking on about. The truth is, in my relationship with Jesus, I believe prayer works both ways. This means sometimes I speak, other times I listen (probably not as much as I should!). For me God often gets my attention through my imagination (images or films in my mind), or other time through a word I see or something I observe or recall. That's how he gets my attention, but then we have a conversation. Although, quite often this conversation starts with him telling me to relax and just listen for a while.
So back to this morning. We were singing and the line in the song that caught my mind was 'forever I am changed'. It kept playing round in my mind long after the song had finished, eventually I stopped singing the next song and focused on these words. As I did, God spoke to me about keys.
As many of you know, I am due to move house, well at some point anyway! When I do this, I will be handed a new set of keys, and I will let go of another set of keys. This is a legally binding transaction. I will, with all my baggage, move into a new place.
When we say 'Yes' to Jesus, the bible says 'behold, New Creation!' Forever I am changed, I live and belong in a new kingdom and its a legally binding heavenly transaction. I have been given keys to a new place, and yes it may take time to settle, I may have to bring in new things, let go of old furniture and belongings that don't work in the new place. I may have to learn new ways of living, and sometimes may even go on autopilot and drive to my old house. However, none of this will change the fact that this new place is mine and the keys are mine.
I wasn't sure whether to write about this but on the way home I came across this piece of newspaper on the ground! So here we are, writing about keys.
Forever we are changed. Take hold of hope,nothing can separate you from the love that God has poured out on you.
L
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