Stay At The Table.

Picture something with me for a moment. Picture a table set for two- candles are lit, flowers in a vase, plates are out, forks, knives, and napkins all folded and placed perfectly in their spots. Being Valentines Day, it’s not hard to picture this scene- its romantic, welcoming and frankly exactly where most people want to be on a day like today. A man can make this all happen- set everything up but it is still the choice of the woman if she wants to show up and partake in what was done for her.

When Jesus walked the earth, He spent a lot of time around tables- making them and sitting at them with his disciples and lots of others. He knew what it meant to make covenants and to do life with others. A couple of months ago I said yes to not only sitting down at the table with God which I have done for quite a few years now- but I made covenant not to leave the table. Something that seems so simple isn’t something that I’ve taken lightly- covenant means forever. Staying at the table means that no matter what, I choose to walk through the plans He has for me- to not look back but to tabernacle with God (or commit to His presence) through it all. That means listening to the voice of God in every step of everything I do. That means intimacy with Jesus everyday, and that means one crazy adventure with my heavenly Father.

Lately God has been beginning to bring out the food to the table, and it hasn’t been scraps or crumbs. It’s been real food. It’s been big promises He’s spoken over me, new gifts, and greater depths of His love and the Holy Spirit and to be honest it has scared me a little. It scares be because its foreign territory to me- I’ve never been romanced like this before or had someone so willing to just sit and be with me, the real me- flaws and all, and at the same time feed me the best of what He has for me. The beauty in all this is that He has been so patient with my heart and just sits with me and talks through it with me. My heart is beginning to love this constant feeling of butterflies in my stomach, head spinning, and heart pumping in my chest as I listen to His voice and grow deeper in love with the one who created me.

“What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:11-13

**Stay tuned here for some exciting news coming soon about more of what God is doing next.