Soakin' Up Life . . . at a 100 MPH!

Have you ever just sat and talked with GOD?  Not to Him, but with Him?  Think about what I'm saying.  I'm not talking about your laundry list of needs and desires.  I'm speaking to the interaction between GOD and you.  I'm referring to the give and take. . .the speaking and listening. . .the honesty of dialogue between GOD and you. That's what I'm doing this morning.  It's just GOD, me, and a cup of coffee and we're hanging out this morning.  Usually, I have my Bible, journal, music, etc.  But not this morning. . .at least not now.  It's just GOD and me.  OK, I do have some music playing - Matt Redman 's 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) .  No pen.  No paper.  No Bible.  No commentaries or devotionals.  Just GOD and me.  Just His heart and mine.  Just talking and listening. Sometimes, I get so wrapped up in style, or words, or phrases, or worrying about whether I am saying it correctly or not, that I miss just being in GOD's presence.  I mi

This morning I was looking over some new curriculum LifeWay has come out with called The Gospel Project .  The first introductory lesson is entitled The God Who Speaks .  In short, at least part of the lesson focuses on communicating with God and our innate desire to communicate.  Yes, even emotionally-repressed guys need to communicate even if it is through a series of grunts, head-bobs, facial expressions and/or handshakes and high-fives.  It may not be anything close to how our wives communicate, but we still have a desire to communicate. As I was writing in my journal - yeah, I'm spiritual like that - I began talking to God about how I communicate with Him.  I wondered what I would see or hear if I were to extrapolate myself from our communication and just be an observer.  What would I see and/or hear?  What would my communication with God look like? Here are a few questions. . .challenges. . .that came to mind: What do I say when I share with God? How do I say it? Wh