“Defining Moments” Adapted from Chasing the Sage, by Bud Lamb
The BIG IDEA
God is God, He can use any number of ways to create defining moments that catch our attention.
As C.S. Lewis tells us, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
When the Lord saw that Moses had turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the (burning) bush, and said “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4
Moses was chasing the Sage and, like us, didn’t know it. I bet that after his burning bush experience and the intimate conversation with God that followed, Moses began to be open to something new.
God called to Moses in the burning bush and Moses moved closer. The trajectory of his life changed in that defining moment.
It is as though Moses was in the biggest poker game of his life and God was inviting him to push all his chips in on this one BIG hand and trust Him.
I can relate to the story of Moses. Moses was minding his own business on the far side of the wilderness. He was alone. He was at an all-time low point in his life -- nothing was going right. He was starting over -- not at the top of the management rung, but at the bottom.
It may be burning in you today -- right now! Something you’ve been dreaming, thinking, and praying about.
Don’t freak out! Our God knows our hearts and is working behind the scenes in us to advance His Presence.
Look at it - the mystery of spontaneous combustion is the spontaneous Presence moving in your heart.
Listen to it - the small voice you just heard in your gut whispering YES to a dead or dying dream.
Lean into it - respond to it as Moses did: Not knowing where He will lead you -- just say ‘yes!’
Linger in this look, listen, and lean into this season. Be wary of the temptation to quickly name it and move on or to share it with others too soon.
PRAY - Father I hear You. I am stunned, shoeless on holy ground. The Thy Kingdom comes, in my life. Thy will be done. Here. Now.
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