Wednesday as I was walking to my Biology class, I heard a beautiful melody comeing from what my university calls the "Spirit Lounge". This little place is a area adjacent to the food court and on any occasion is bursting with life and buisiness. Within the Lounge there is also a humble piano that paserbys are free to use as they will, as well as some of the comfiest funiture on campus. It is not uncommon that students will stop and play a tune before they are needed in their class. In fact I remeber one instance where I was sitting next to the piano and a guy came dashing in sat and the piano and played a beautiful melody just compleatly off of a whim. His reason for soing so was explained in the following words "Man, I just needed to get that out"
Sadly enough that day as I passed the lounge in a hurry I was flooded with all of these precious memories that I hold dear to my heart from this place, as small and insignificant as they may be to others. I can simply come and sit on one of the comfy couches and be swept away by the sweetest melodies played by pople that are living life just as I am. It never fails that when I take the time to do this, my day becomes measurably more peaceful as well as enjoyable. But as I walked past I could not help but feel remorse. Remorse because I in the business of the spring semester had neglected resting in the comfy couches and being lifted up by intoxicating melodies. I walk away with the knoledge that I was indeed selling myself out of a beautiful experience.
Then as He gently does the Holy Spirit began to parrallel how this everyday situation directly realted to my spiritual relationship with The Father. Those comfy couches that lie within the Lounge compare to the richness of Gods grace and peace. And those sweet melodies refere to The Lords revelation for my life, as well as encouragement. I have in all my buisiness(which in reality is not much) neglected sitting on the comfy couch of the Holy Spirit. The Lord delights in me rather I give Him the time of day or not. To think that Him, on His throne is sitting on the edge of it and willing and WAITING to fill my ears with melodies that only heaven can produce. The things that my heart are desperate to hear. GOD, His love is extravagant and UNfailing.
"You are good, when there is nothing good in me" rings in my spirit...
I remeer the Church of Ephesus, and how they lost their first love, and know that is a warning that is reevant to me and the situation above. My heart does not want to neglect The Fathers love, but more times than not my agenda screams selfishness instead of shouting praise of adoration to all that He is.
"Let my life song sing to you."
AMEN!
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