So – how about that Burn Bright worship conference last week? Boy, did I ever reach a new level of a spiritual high! The atmosphere during the worship conference was one of extreme energy, charged with the continual presence of God that was nothing short of electrifying. It truly was a blessed time spent in fellowship with brothers and sisters all glorying in the presence of our Heavenly Father.
The speakers were phenomenal and the music was over the top. The music blessed me to the very core of my soul filling me the way an all-you-can-eat buffet would satisfy a starving man who hadn’t eaten in days would.
I find myself experiencing a bit of a letdown today. I keep asking myself, “What can I do to keep this wonderful high radiating in my spirit on a daily basis?” Somehow “life” simply wants to go back to “normal” and my spirit is reluctant to let it.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when you’re that high on God, the enemy wants to do his best to step in and pull the spiritual rug right out from under you as quickly as possible. His express purpose is to steal our joy and fill us with doubt and despair promptly rather than letting us enjoy the warm blanket of God’s love. The enemy is threatened when we get all cozy and comfortable in God’s presence.
For me the enemy’s quick assault translated to a combo of things that started the very night the conference began on Wednesday with the discovery of two termite trails in my house. A health crisis with a close family member was diagnosed on Thursday.
A major attack of tendonitis reared its ugly head on Friday as I was volunteering my time to prepare lunch at church on Friday – severely hampering my physical capabilities. An unexpected bill made an untimely appearance in the mail on Saturday throwing a grenade in our budget; a high drama crisis with one of my children rounded out the weekend on Sunday.
My normal tendencies would find me grumbling about all these unfortunate circumstances. Because of the spiritual blessings I received being part of this four day conference, rather than giving in to normal tendencies to complain I simply stopped and sang. Your love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me … over and over again.
I’ve decided to adopt this new song as my “go to” song in times of doubt, despair and crisis. The only way the enemy can steal my spiritual high and joy is if I let him.
Life may come at us fast, but the Spirit of God is always one step faster and God will not fail me, give up on me or run out on me. He’s bigger than my termite trails and family dramas and He’ll be beside me as I deal with unexpected crisis or untimely bills. He is my constant spiritual high.
Blessings in Christ,
Kathy
www.kathleenkurlin.com
The conference was AMAZING! From Wed night to Sat, we were blessed with awesome worship 7 times! There were times during worship when the instruments stopped but the band and congregation kept singing. I closed my eyes and thought ‘this must be a little glimpse of what Heaven is like.’
It was awesome! (and I cannot get that song out of my head!!)
I LOVE this song. I want a CD with this song. Does our church have one? I have been singing it since the conference, which by the way, was beyond what words could give justice.