Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father!
To begin with Lord, I want to thank You for this morning’s time together. As I explained in yesterday’s post, I’ve been feeling convicted as of late that I wasn’t spending adequate “still” time in Your presence. Following Jesus’ example in Mark 1:35, I got up a good bit earlier than usual this morning, and spent that time quietly absorbed in Your Word. It was a wonderfully refreshing way to launch the day, and will be my “new normal” going forward.
Last night Father, we were Blessed to host the first of six gatherings to go through a Small Group Study called “Treasures of the Transformed Life: Satisfying Your Soul’s Thirst for More”. It was a wonderful group of people, and while our children played happily together we spent the evening in fellowship and exploration of Your desire to bring us closer to You.
The message title for this week was “Priming the Pump”. In a nutshell, the author of the study teaches that in order to satisfy our thirst for Your presence in our lives, we need to first “prime the pump” before Your Living Waters will begin to flow. We do that by making a genuine and real commitment to seeking You; deliberately putting Your desires for us first, and allowing You to guide our lives along Your path. As part of that commitment, he emphasized the need to determine our role in the Body of Christ, and to step out in faith, working together with others to accomplish Your work on earth.
“Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.” – Psalm 37:5-6 (ESV)
The information presented was quite thought provoking, and it led our group to branch out and discuss a variety of tangential topics about seeking Your presence, and more thoroughly involving You in our daily lives. It was a truly enlightening and Blessed evening Father, and I thank You for bringing us together to share in that fellowship.
Heavenly Father,
We thank You Lord, for being so powerfully present in Your Children’s lives. We thirst for You Father, and pray that You will continue to fill us, that we may more fully quench our need for Your presence each day.
In Jesus’ Name we pray,
Amen.
~Phather Phil
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Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
God fills us up, leaving us both fully satisfied and yet wanting more. He is the only One that satisfies the longing in our souls.
Oh I want to be primed and ready! I am so thirsty for Him right now!
Sounds like a great study. I’m thirsty and He is the only quenching I need!
May we each be primed and ready!
joy & blessings,
Alida
I love a small group! It is so encouraging to go deeper into the Word with another group of believers.
With just a little extra effort on our part, God pours out the refreshing waters of His Spirit in abundance. What a blessing! Thanks again for an encouraging post, Phil.
Pam
I like this ” We do that by making a genuine and real commitment to seeking You; deliberately putting Your desires for us first, and allowing You to guide our lives along Your path.” Sometimes it real hard getting up in the morning before everyone else to spend time in the Word…but oh how worth it it is when I do it!:) I need to make sure I am sittin’ with Jesus before I serve my family or others:)