I had a dream a couple of weeks ago that I have
been pondering for a while. Usually, when I wake up from a dream I may think, “that’s
an odd dream” but then never remember it. But this one stayed with me. So I’ve
been wondering if the Holy Spirit was trying to show me something.
In my dream, I was in a worship service of some
kind, standing down around the platform watching a worship band sing. There
were others there with me and as we listened and worshiped, I saw hearts being
drawn on the floor around the feet of the worship band; it appeared to be drawn
by an unseen hand in pink chalk. (I wish I could draw it so you could see it as
I did.) As I continued to watch and worship, these hearts began to appear
beneath the feet of the worshipers and soon, around my feet as well. I soon
woke up from this dream, puzzled as to what it meant.
As I said, I have pondered it off and on for a
while, but yesterday while reading John 15, I came across these verses:
Vs. 4: Remain in Me, as I also remain in you.
Vs. 5: Remain in Me, apart from Me you can do
nothing.
Vs. 7: Remain in Me, ask what you will and it
will be done.
While I was reading these verses, I saw these
hearts drawn around my feet again. Surely the Holy Spirit was trying to tell me
something…
I have a tendency to overextend myself. I am
currently leading three women’s Bible studies; and while we are all doing the
same material, each group is at a different place in the study; I often forget
just what week I’m supposed to be focused on or is it time to watch a video. Add
to that being wife, mommy, grandma, chauffer, trying to keep current on the
laundry, meal planning, worship ministry, and I soon find myself lost in a
whirl of activity. Without realizing it, I find that the only time I am in the
Word is to answer the questions in the Bible study we’re doing for group. While
that is important, it is just not enough; it’s not “remaining”.
I want to be in His heart. Not in the sense that
God thinks about me and loves me because I am in His heart. I want to be IN His
heart! Remain in Him so that I speak out of His heart; I act out of His heart;
I live out of His heart!
I have determined to be more intentional about spending time in the Word; be more intentional about my prayer time (not just while I’m
driving around running errands). I want to be more intentional about listening
to His voice and acting on what He shows me or tells me to do. I want to be IN
the heart of God.
“In Him we move and live and have our being”
(Acts 17:28).
Are you IN His heart?
‘Lena Ehlert
©Whispers in worship
