Old Testament Moment!

Yesterday I was earnestly praying for some help to become more disciplined in my reading of the word and truly become a student of the scripture. I wanted to find the word of God woven into my heart. Not for the sake of recital but so that I find Him immediately when facing struggles and questions. I want to be grounded in his living word and live in faith that He has already answered my every question. Needless to say, I had developed some horrible bible reading habits.

This morning, at the disturbing hour of 6am (I'm a single 21 year old dude who works at 9, that is EARLY to me!) I heard two loud claps. I jumped up wide eyed and then went into stealth mode, creeping peering around each corner till I was sure no one was breaking into the house. After realizing I was going insane I laid back down to sleep. One more loud clap rang out which sounded like it was coming from RIGHT under my bed. Feeling childish and foolish, I was tempted to get a flash light and get to the bottom of it. I laid there for a moment, now wide awake, and began to let my mind wander.

It's amazing the lengths God will go to get our attention. The fact that I had prayed the VERY NIGHT BEFORE for energy in the morning to read his word had not even crossed my mind. I had prayed wholeheartedly for more time in the morning to read his word... LAST NIGHT! Here I was, nearing 6:30 now, finally putting the pieces together. I grabbed the day by the balls and tore into the Word.

Hey, I'm not by any means assuming that an angel of the Lord was physically clapping it's hands to awake me. I'm not elaborating on the fact that what I read happened to be exactly what I needed for this day. I'm just saying that if you give God the go, if you really give Him the reigns, He WILL do something with you. It's usually going to be uncomfortable and it's always going to be for your benefit. If you have some area in your life that you think needs some help, rest assured, He knows about it. More times than not, He's just waiting for the invite. And do not think for a minute that He's removed from His old school, shocking ways of getting your attention.