Reconnecting

Lord Jesus, I can’t believe it’s been so long since my last entry. I am sorry that I haven’t come to you sooner.

Michael, you have come to me in small ways, but I too am disappointed that it’s been so long. It doesn’t need to be a horrible thing, though. You are coming to me now. Your heart is right – you have felt a longing to reconnect with me. That shows me your heart. The thing I want to tell you, though is that you don’t need to be sitting in front of your computer to have dialog with me.

I know, Lord. I just feel like I want to be able to record what insight you provide. I feel like if we talk and I don’t record it, that I won’t remember it later and the wisdom or direction will be lost.

In doing so, you are actually turning your back on me.

Wow, you’re right. I have been basically turning my attention away from you because “it’s not the right time”. Has this journal become a burden to our relationship?

Not a burden. It is a wonderful tool, as you already know. But your prayer life – our communion – requires a larger perspective. This journal is a tool, it is not fully reflective of our relationship. It can’t be. If it were fully reflective of our relationship, you wouldn’t be able to leave your computer. You’d have to continue to record throughout the day. That’s not practical, and it is not what I want.

What then is the best use of this journal?

You know from your writing work that there is focused communion and there is moment-by-moment communion. I want both. I want you to allow me to influence you in in-depth and intimate discussion, but I also want you to allow me to guide your moment-by-moment decisions. I can’t do the latter if you’re always pushing me aside because you’re not in front of the computer to record it. Now, that doesn’t mean that your heart is not right – it is right.

Your heart values our communion to the point that you don’t want to lose the opportunity to record a single moment. That’s very special to me. But as I said before, it’s simply not practical, and it’s not what I want. Learn to trust that I can impact your life in lasting ways even in the moment-by-moment communion and our relationship will grow much much stronger.

Ok Lord. Thank you for pointing this out to me. Is this a reason why I have not journaled in so long? The act of postponing our communion, in effect, was like choosing to turn my heart away from you?

I wouldn’t say you turned your heart away from me, but you definitely turned our ear away.

I will pay close attention to this. I invite any and all communion with you Lord, whether or not I’m at my keyboard.

Thank you Michael.

I ask, Lord Jesus, whether the writing I have been doing is pleasing to you. Am I staying true to your word?

Michael, you need to pay closer attention to my word in scripture, but yes, I am pleased with the product of your writing.

Are you with me as I write?

That’s obviously true, Michael, or you wouldn’t be writing on this topic.

That’s true.. One thing I question is how should this learning material be offered?

Free is a good start. The website format should give anyone the information that they need, without charge. You will be able to repackage the material for sale and the material will have been such a blessing to people that they will gladly pay you for other forms of delivery.

Wow, I’m not used to you telling me how things will be. Is that a sure thing?

Michael, from my perspective, it is an optimal and very realistic possibility. Your choices determine the path you take.

So, I take it that my communion with you will determine how well my actual life experience lines up with what you consider to be optimal?

That’s correct, Michael. Optimal might not always look and feel the way you’d like it to, but it is a relative term, dependent upon the existence of all other possibilities for you personally and your current state condition.

I see.. I suppose that makes sense.

It doesn’t need to make sense, Michael.

That’s true.. I trust you.

Lord Jesus, I am studying a series on BlueLetterBible.com (History and Authenticity of the Bible), in which the speaker has made it clear that you do not provide direct revelation today, and that any revelation is through scripture. Is that true?

In a sense, it is true. But it’s also true that there is much regarding scripture that is: 1) not understood at all; and 2) not understood correctly by most. The enemy has been largely successful in seducing mankind, even when it comes to the correct understanding of my word. What our communion allows is for me to reveal truths from my word in a way that is practical and useful in your personal situation. It is true that if you feel you are receiving anything that contradicts my word, then it is not from me.

So, your word is the final authority?

Yes, but it is the living word. My word lives in you. Our communion allows me to provide guidance, according to my word, for your life.

I understand. So this would not be classified as ‘revelation’ then? Not that I thought it was, but just as a distinction that the teacher has made.

I’m not providing revelation, I’m providing guidance and blessing you with wisdom and grace.

Thank you Lord. I feel like I should stop now. I want to get out of the habit of requiring these times to be of a certain length of time or words.

That’s fine, Michael. Consistency is more important than quantity. I love you. Thank you for accepting my love and allowing me to work through you.

Nothing gives me greater joy, Lord.