Comments on: Not that Micah

By: Lyla Lindquist

Lyla Lindquist — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:49 +0000

Kelly, funny how He can work that way. I can start to think that too, only your response is much more mature. When I get that “no, just you” feeling I start to think I’m nuts. Didn’t occur to me to consider how He might use that to pull me in.

By: Kelly Langner Sauer

Kelly Langner Sauer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:12 +0000

Lyla, thank you for your comment on my blog yesterday. I just discovered you yesterday through that “last day of work” post at HCB, and thoroughly enjoyed your “Unboxing God” post.

Every once in a while, God brings someone across my path who is learning the same things He has been teaching me – the recognition of His Spirit is so sweet. I’m loving this post – after years of working in a Christian “ministry” with sincere believers who gave God glory for their “idols,” I’m absolutely refreshed to see Him speaking for Himself to you and to others too. Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only one; I think He allows the isolation to strengthen my faith, so that I learn to let HIM authenticate His Word without sending me running to others for approval or disapproval…

I’m sorry – it has been a *morning* here. I’m just rambling away… Thank you for sharing what has been on your heart of late. I like listening.

By: Lyla Lindquist

Lyla Lindquist — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:19:24 +0000

Julie – “all He wants is me.” Not much more I can say.

Marcus – not sure I ever made the connection that we extend the “love your neighbor as you love yourself” to how we love God. Seems that’s exactly what we do sometimes though. Well intended, but messed up. I saw some of those videos when the offering plate came by last Sunday. Did you visit my church?

Jennifer – not sure what was going through their minds, but I’m pretty sure reading the rest of the text that they functioned fully in a vacuum. The line “everyone did as he saw fit” is pretty key.

By: Jennifer@More Than Adam's Rib

Jennifer@More Than Adam's Rib — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:29:27 +0000

I wonder where the breakdown came–Moses had given them the law and God had spoken many times about idols, but had they not heard this? Or did they think He really didn’t mean it? Or did they merely think that if the idol were offered to God, it’d be ok.

One of my studies gave me the phrase, “Just because it’s a good thing doesn’t mean it’s a God thing.” I try to take that to heart when taking on another service role for Him.

By: Marcus Goodyear

Marcus Goodyear — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:14:44 +0000

You bet I cast my own idols. I always presume to know how God wants me to serve him and others. In fact, I presume to know how others want me to serve them.

It’s hard to avoid in some ways. We love our neighbors as we love ourselves after all. If we aren’t very sensitive to our neighbors, this can be a bad thing. I end up buying my wife a collection of zombie movies for Valentine’s Day.

On the other hand, we were never supposed to love God as we love ourselves. I guess I should stop putting zombie movies in the collection plate…

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:54:26 +0000

Unfortunately, I have to say “Yes” to your question. When I think about it it takes the wind right out of me.

I take for granted that everything that I have, and everything that I am comes from Him. In the rush of my day- my week -my month…etc…I lose focus. I make excuses. I make excuses as to why other things in my life take presidence over my relationship with Him. These things become my idols that I lay before Him. Funny thing is…He doesn’t want them…all He wants is me.

Thank you Lyla…….for another amazing post.