Living WITH God

Over the winter months, my husband, Mike and I took a marriage workshop series and learned many things that help us to refocus on Truth.  Although in the back of my mind, in a low whisper, I said, I know truth and I believe truth….. so why can’t I live truth on a consistent basis?  Why don’t I choose truth over lies as the minutes, days, and weeks go by?  How has my 10 year wedding anniversary come and gone, and yet we still struggle with pride and grudges while humility and and forgiveness are within our grasp?

The Truth is… we can know God and live FOR God, but if we aren’t living WITH God then our lives will not be transformed.  So being convicted of this for a few months now, God made it clear that something needed to change.  Something visible.  Something visible to prompt the change of something invisible.  Something external to refocus me on something internal.

In January at a Sharing Hearts conference at Victory Bible Church, God spoke to my spirit prompting me to write scripture on the walls of my home.  What??? You mean like stencil them or buy those really pretty scripture wall stickers, I questioned God. “No,” He said, “W-R-I-T-E My Truth on your wall. Keep my words on the forefront of your mind.”  I understood it, but I didn’t want to do it. Knowing Matthew 6:33 has not been enough.  We live in a visual world, where our eyes and our hearts wander.  God wants my family to have Truth in front of our eyes, to fill our mouths and ears with His Word. 

And so, in order to remember that we are:
Accepted, Significant, Treasured, Forgiven, Restored, Protected from evil, Courageous, and Free.....

We (kids and all!) grabbed our Sharpies (and continue to) and write on our living room wall those Truths that God convicts us of.  Those Truths that strengthen us to persevere.  Those Truths that remind us what we’re here for. Those Truths that remind us how to treat one another. Those Truths that provoke humility and tender-heartedness. Those Truths that remind us of God’s plan for our lives. Those Truths that teach us love.  So although everyone thinks we are crazy for writing one of our main walls in a 4 bedroom house in the suburbs WITH A SHARPIE, we have been obedient.  After all, living WITH God is the only way to live!

Are you willing to do whatever it takes (even when it seems crazy to others) to live a Christ-centered life?