Getting Personal With God Changes Our Postion

Throughout His life, David chose God rather than self. He determined to keep his heart close to God’s, where he could see and submit to opportunities that would be pleasing to God. David’s choose to go back to the pasture even though he had been anointed king. Yes, years before David ever wore the crown, he demonstrated a life of humility. Getting personal with God will lead to a change in our position.

Here’s an example from my life: On a typical day, I woke up not looking for a lesson in humility or expecting an encounter with the Lord.  It was supposed to be a day filled with the simple pleasure of getting my hair cut. Maybe your simple pleasure is spending sunny spring days on the porch, drinking a fresh cup of coffee, or enjoying the company of a good friend over lunch. One of my favorite pleasures is a haircut.

My appointment was a week overdue, my roots were screaming, and I was eager to have my messy hair reshaped. Driving to the salon, I smiled as I imagined my stylist’s fingers massaging my head as she shampooed and conditioned. Oh, the bliss!

After my cut, style, and primping, I grabbed my purse to pay for my new ’do. “Before I go,” I said to my stylist, “I need to use your restroom.”

Walking in, I immediately noticed the dirty ring around the toilet bowl, nasty stains in the sink, and well, the gross things that form around the base of the commode. Disgusted, my thoughts turned to criticisms and questions about the sanitation regulations of the salon. In the midst of my mumblings, God got personal with me. I sensed the Holy Spirit whispering things I didn’t want to hear.

“No. You can’t be serious,” I argued.

Again, He spoke. Again, I resisted. I found myself teetering. Would I follow the Holy Spirit’s direction to clean that restroom or ignore Him and simply flush, wash, and leave?

Frozen, I could not move toward the door.  My only option was to yield. I took a deep breath, grabbed a handful of paper towels, and obeyed the Spirit’s direction. I wasn’t thrilled or interested in doing a good job. I wanted to hurry and get out. In the lowly position on my hands and knees, scrubbing and wiping, the Holy Spirit nudged me. “Clean as if it’s your own toilet.”

It wasn’t enough that I had obeyed and cleaned the bathroom. God wanted my heart to be right. So I cleaned with greater fervor, as if sanitizing my own home. As I worked to change the bathroom, the Lord changed me.

Waiting well demonstrates a willingness to adjust our perspective.

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