It is a small step yet one of profound consequences. Scary-easy, is how I would describe the shift from a God dependent lifestyle to a self competent lifestyle. From a sense of desperate passion to be with God (i.e. have Him actively present now) to desperately driven by my "stuff" and daily tasks.
As one who declares "I want to trust in the Lord with all my heart," I am alarmed by how casually I move through a day and, with the exception of some express prayers, give such little regard to my Lord. If Jesus did the things He saw his Father doing, should I not actively be looking for what Father is doing now? Should I not be actively listening to what Father is saying now?
I've studied, I've read, I've trained and I'm experienced in some things that others might deem me to be good at. Sort of like Tozer's observations of the church in his day. So good had the church become at "doing church" that the Holy Spirits absence would hardly be recognized.
I'm just thinking out loud and some of my thoughts are troubling me.
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