Taste and see

Taste And See
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.
- Psalm 34:8
 
There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. 
- James 1:17 MSG

 

Here is what I think: our toughest challenges are simple oil changes to God.

Here is what else I think: a lot of us make unnecessary messes. But we can change that. May I make a suggestion?

Before you face the world, face your Father.

Here is how it works. It’s another morning. The alarm clock lives up to its name. Clang! Clang! Clang! You groan, roll over, and sit up. In the old days you would have made the coffee, turned on the news, and begun your day with a briefing on the toxic problems in the world.

But today you turn to the place of Prayer. Still half asleep you take your coffee, and you lumber toward a chair and take a seat. You don’t look like much: face pillow creased, hair smashed. No matter. You haven’t come to look at you. You have come to look at God.

Father, my Daddy... The words come slowly at first. But you stay at it. You are good. Your heart is good. Your ways are right... The words stir you. Something within begins to awaken. The weather is bad, the economy is bad, but, God, you are awesome.

Don’t underestimate the power of this moment.

You just opened the door to God and welcomed truth to enter your heart. Faith sneaked in while despair was dozing.

Who knows, you might start to worship.

Father, You are good. Good enough to love me, care for me, and come for me. You are good! An arch of Your eyebrow, and a million angels will pivot and salute. Every throne is a footstool to yours. Every crown is papier-mâché to Yours. You have no questions, second thoughts, or backward glances. You consult no clock. You keep no calendar. You report to no one. You are good!

Is your world different because you prayed? In one sense, no. Wars still rage, traffic still clogs, and heartbreakers still roam the planet. But you are different. You have peace. You’ve spent time with the Pilot. And the Pilot is up to the task.
 
Everything changes when you know the pilot, God The Father

(Excerpted from Before Amen by Max Lucado)