As summer winds down and kids get ready to head back to school, or are already back in some cases, I can’t help but think about getting back into normal rhythms of life for our family. Knowing what to expect and understanding the status quo have become normal behaviors in my adult life. The demands of family life and understanding my role with Infuzion® are patterns that I have become very familiar with.
While having normalcy and consistency is beneficial in many ways, we also have to remember that we serve a God who is on His time and wants His will to unfold for our lives. He is creative and one who inspires. He is the author and giver of life. He is the perfecter of faith and desires for each of us to grow in His love each and every day, just as His mercies are renewed each and every morning.
This morning, I’m inspired. I’m inspired to break the mold and be creative as a husband, a dad, an evangelist, a pastor, a dreamer, a writer, a preacher, and as a friend. I’m inspired to try new things and to not just settle into a pattern because it is something that I have always done. Normally, after summer camp season, I fall back into doing things in my own ways and in my own timing. I normally feel tired and burnt out, but there is something different unfolding this season. Certainly I’m tired and feel like these last two months have been incredibly exhausting, grueling, but I also sense that something awesome is unfolding. You may ask,”Jay, how do you know this?” Simply put… Because I am dreaming!
I don’t normally dream and try to tap into God’s creativity immediately following a camp season. I usually want to rest. These times are different and the inspiration that I sense going on inside is not something that is manufactured or self-induced. It’s coming out of spending time with Jesus, praying, meditating on Scripture, and being hungry for more. I want to fall deeper in love with the Lord. I desire to grow in relationship with God. I want to see others experience the same movement from Him, too.
While the vehicle for God’s mission for people and revealing His love for them might come through ministry programs in some cases, I’m feeling inspired for more than just a program. I feel inspired for Jesus, His love, His mission, and for people that need Him or more of Him. Through it all, too, I sense that there are some new avenues of ministry programs coming on the horizon for myself and Infuzion which is exciting, but the mission of God is ultimately people. I never want the excitement of a program to outweigh the passion for people coming to know Jesus!
And so, you’ve seen part of my heart this morning. I am hungry for a passionate and creative God to reveal Himself in new ways in my heart, but also for Him to show Himself off for other people. I’m inspired to live life the way that God desires today and I hope that you feel a sense of heavenly inspiration, too. May each of us come away not just feeling caught up only in our normal, daily routines. May we come away hungry for what God desires to unfold for each of us on this day!
Much Love, Jay