The Trouble With Steam

Have you ever been cold and stood in front of a kettle of boiling water? The steam from the kettle just seeps into you and warms you face, until you step away then not only are you cold but you’re colder than you were before because the vapor has left moisture on your skin.

I feel like that sometimes when I read a really spirit filled blog or hear a spirit filled sermon. The words seep into my pours and my faith is warmed and sometimes beyond warmed to on fire but what happens when I step back from the source?  I get in the company of those who don’t share my faith and not only is the warm spirit gone but the spirit has left moisture in my soul and without source of heat I’m colder than when I started. Don’t let your faith be a vapor that warms you then disappears leaving you cold, stay close to the source. I don’t mean shun anyone who isn’t a believer that’s not in the instruction book but keep in constant contact with the source, like minded people, God’s word and the Holy spirit. In other words “listen”, “read” and “pray”. Think about how much time you spend reading status updates on Facebook, does scripture, and other Christian writings get equal time? When you’re in the car do you listen to whatever is on the radio or do you make a conscious effort to tune into good, positive music or talk? The hardest part for me is pray. Not that the act of praying is a difficult thing, it isn’t. What is difficult for me is corralling my brain. It keeps wandering off in a million directions and refuses to stay on task. That is when meditation comes in. If you can empty your mind before you pray God has a pathway clear of debris to talk with you. Clearing your mind is like getting the radio dead center on station instead of in between two or three stations plus a good deal of static added in.

Don’t let your faith become an intermittent vapor leaving you cold and damp, stay in the sauna of listening, reading and praying every day. Not only will the source keep your spirit warm but you’ll become a source of warmth for others.

 Deuteronomy 30:14  No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.