"What are your daughter's interests?" This was a question posed to me by the daughter's 4th grade teacher. As I answered the question about my 9 year old, I couldn't help but think about how much someone's interest tell about who they are. Take a minute and jot down your interests. What do you enjoy doing? What are you making time for in your life? Who are you making time for in your life? Have they been different at different times in your life? I think you also have to add what things are you sacrificing so that you are able to do your life?
My interests have varied over different times of my life. At one time it was performing music. Another time I was interested in biblical studies. Much of my early life was spent in youth ministry. There was a period in my life when I spent time as a hospital chaplain. I even spent one college summer time as a revival preacher. Now I am raising a family with my beautiful wife and that takes up most of our time. What I have noticed in this brief review that it didn't matter what time I look back on I had to make time to be with God. It never just happened. I have to ask the question, "Is time with God one of MY interests?" Answering honestly, it has not always been. In fact, I think much of the time I have spent with God has been driven by false motives and false ideals. I think that the greatest challenge for me has been in trying to let go of my image of God and let Him replace my broken and self made vision of who He was with a awareness of how my own limitations were limiting my ability to experience Him. My eyes were truly blinded by my own pain and experiences. I repent, I receive God's forgiveness, I open myself to be immersed in the Holy Spirit of God. I want to start changing today, to see Father God, Jesus God and the Holy Spirit as my triune God. 3 in 1. I want to hear from the Triune God and to let Him hold my interest and change my heart.
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