What Are You Rooting For???

Jesus IS the heart of EVERY matter…

Deep inside the very center of your being is a place that was only meant to be filled with the One who created you.  We were created to be in constant fellowship with God.  It is similar to that of a reserve.  Throughout the course of history, since the fall of Adam and Eve, the devil has put scales upon the spiritual eyes of people, causing them to be spiritually blind and unaware of what is needed to rightfully fill this void.  Over and over again people have been deceived and tried to fill that reservoir with substitutes.  Examples like money, greed, sex, drugs, alcohol, self-gratifying things, even man made religion which teaches that it is works that saves you… (Uh oh Kelly – you went there…) these are just a few of the deceptive ways that ol’slewfoot tries to keep people off track, unaware of what they really need.  Totally unaware of what that reservoir deep inside the very center of them was created for.  It was created to be filled with the love of the One who the Bible says:

“… Knit me together in my mother’s womb.” (Part of Psalm 139)

In fact, let me write it out, Psalm 139:13-14

“For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that fully well.”

The psalmist says he KNOWS that FULLY WELL.   Do YOU know that FULLY WELL?????  What is the depth of your reservoir, the depth of you filled with?  What are YOU filling it with?  Just like sleeping, eating, drinking water – your spiritual body, your spirit – needs constant fellowship with God or you will find yourself depleted.  HUNGRY.  THIRSTY for God.  And if you are a Born-Again believer (meaning you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior)  you HAVE to fill yourself up every day with spiritual food.  The Word of God.  Don’t starve yourself.  Jesus Himself said:

“I am the bread of life.  Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)

How do you keep that reservoir deep inside of you full?  You commune with your Father.  WORSHIP! (Give thanks!  There is SOOOO much to be thankful for!  Dig deep and just thank God for waking you up another day!  Giving you a healthy body!  Blessing you with family and loved ones!  Hey – thank God for the realization that YOU NEED HIM!  There are many that aren’t even aware of the need because they are still spiritually blinded! But if Holy Spirit brought you to a point that you came to the realization that what you needed was to ask Jesus into your heart to be your Lord and Savior – THANK GOD!)

God tells us to worship Him, to pray, to read His Word (the Bible) because He knows that it will sustain us!  It will strengthen us! It will nourish our souls and will allow us to grow in Him!  And OHHHHHH the JOY that will flood your soul!  And it not only floods your soul with that Bible spoken “peace that passes ALL understanding” (found in Philippians 4:6):

“And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

But as the flood of Holy Spirit fills you with MUCH needed spiritual nourishment – the thirsty ground of you will hungrily demolish it crying out for MORE.  Because really, most of us are STARVING for fellowship with our Creator.  With OUR Father.  WE WERE CREATED TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

I’m sure any mothers reading this can relate.  Remember when you would wake up to your infant crying in their crib because they were hungry?  They wanted to be feed?  Remember how they would suckle your breast (or bottle) and even place their little hand on your breast or bottle HUNGRY for that milk that your body (or bottle) provided????  They called it rooting. Their little mouths would root for your breast (or bottle) for substance.  Did you know YOU NEED SUSTANCE FROM GOD?

YOU WERE CREATED FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM AND NOTHING CAN SUBSTITUTE THAT NEED.  THE ONLY WAY TO SATIATE THAT GOD GIVEN DESIRE FOR GOD – IS TO FILL IT WITH THE ONE WHO CREATED YOU.

WORSHIP

PRAY

READ

FELLOWSHIP

The tools God has given us is to BENEFIT US. Some people look at the Bible as a book of a God who sternly shakes his finger at us and demands that we obey Him.  THIS IS WRONG. 

God has given us the Bible as an instructional book – with examples of people who came before us.  It is a book full of LOVE.  He sees and knows SO MUCH MORE than we.  He is our parent.  He has ALWAYS had our BEST interests at heart – and since He created “the heart” should we not TRUST HIM?

HE LOVES YOU.  Let me say it again – GOD LOVES YOU. FOR REAL.  He wants to fill that reservoir within you – He wants you to see that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That He is STILL in the business of healing. He STILL restores!  That He knows what is BEST for YOU – so much more so than what you think that best should be…

He has even blessed us with free will – because Love ALLOWS you to make the choice – not force you.  But it is NOT His will that ANY should perish.  It is NOT His will that you go spiritually hungry.  It is NOT His will that you NOT fill that reservoir within the heart of you with anything other than what it was meant to contain…  It was meant to contain the most wonderful living water you can ever imagine.  It was meant to contain the most beautiful relationship you will ever have in your life – the One who created life itself! 

“Father, thank You.  Thank You for loving me.  Thank You for not giving up on me.  Thank You for removing the scales from my eyes and bringing me into the awareness of what it is I REALLY need.  I NEED YOU.  Father forgive me for the times when I have tried to fill that reservoir with substitutes (some of which have harmed me).   Lord, I pray that you would fill the reservoir You created deep within me with MORE of YOU.  Father – I’m “rooting” for You.  Help me to latch on and to suck deeply of the milk of fellowship with You.  Fill my spirit with Your Spirit.  Grow me Father.  Help me to receive ALL the substance to get through this day.  Direct me, guide me, bless me, heal me – minister to me this day.  Help me to remember to do this EVERY day.  And when I have received my fill – make ME overflow YOUR LOVE into the lives of those around me.  Let the living water you fill me with be like a fountain bubbling over so that others can be made aware of their need for You.  So that they WILL SEE YOU in me.  Please remind me that putting You first in my life EVERY Day is what will keep that reservoir filled.  Thank You Lord for being the CENTER of my life.  In Jesus name I pray, Amen.”