Back to the Garden:
Walking With God.
but going out even farther to the edges; life.
What am I here for?
What is it that I will learn, do, or see that will change me emphatically?
Though I feel as if I am in a whirlwind of color, sound, and emotion, I find that in the eye of the storm there is this garden that is calling me in.
It is beyond words in beauty and it attracts in the most calming way. There is this simplicity to it, gentleness, and an ease to the air. Here there is no sense of time or obligation but a desire to “just be.”
The incredible colors, light, and floral scents carry through the air and you are mesmerized by the glory around you. The only thing in the garden that captivates your attention away from this sight is the breathtaking presence of the Lord.
This picture has been stirring within me for weeks now. In the midst of chaos, noise, movement, and faces there is this pull in my heart towards this place. I am discovering that God is calling me to walk with Him there. As Enoch did, as Noah did, as Adam did. Back to the garden… walking with God.
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
What am I here for?
What is it that I will learn, do, or see that will change me emphatically?
I am here to walk with God. What I will learn, do, and see will be in the garden, in relationship with God. In walking and talking with the Lord as Adam did, Enoch, and Noah, I will begin to walk like my Lord and talk like my Lord. And ONLY out of that relationship will flow the gifts, and workings of the Lord from my life. HE is the point. Ministering to His children is the overflow. Servanthood, selflessness, humility, and love will unfold in powerful ways when eyes are fixed on Him while being transformed in the midst of the garden.
I am learning what it is like to walk with God. I am learning what true intimacy is. It is not in mountaintop experiences. It is not in sensation and emotion. It is not only in manifestations of His power and Spirit.
Like a marriage, intimacy is not only built in fancy restaurants and the bedroom. It is built as a strong foundation in doing the mundane together. It is formed in washing the dishes, taking care of them when they are sick, and late night talks.
It is the same with Him.
We build in relationship when we do life, when we just sit and listen to Him speak, when sing to Him while washing the dishes, and when we draw near to Him in the quiet, seemingly uneventful times. It is walking with Him. It is being a wife with Him, a son with Him, a servant with Him, doing life with Him.
I want to allow God to move the most in my quiet times. I want to build with Him when I am not doing ministry too. I want to experience Him in life, and not limit it to “experiences” themselves. I want relationship. I want to meet with Him in that garden every day and walk with Him.
That is what we were created for. It is to that we are called.
My brothers and sisters,
Rest in being His. Allow your life to be a reflection of loving God, and being loved by Him. Only then will the second command be fulfilled.
1. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.
I pray that your life is transformed into this vivid, stunning garden that breeds irresistible intimacy with the Lord your God. As Adam, Enoch, and Noah were known to walk with God, I pray you would find that path. “It is not about the destination, but the journey.”
Go. Walk with Him…
