At the June 30 ordinary shambles, folks talked a lot about getting a "nudge," meaning they felt God was asking them to say/sing something. I thought this term was pretty sweet and I've begun using it in my every day life.
This past weekend, I hung out with my family in Duluth and told my dad, who is a pastor, about the "nudge." He thought this was a super-cool idea. On Sunday, he preached a sermon called "The Nudge" and asked me to share about Ordinary Shambles. His congregation was really into hearing about all the stuff God did during our session. Afterwards, the worship team began to do some spontaneous stuff, much like what occurred during the Ordinary Shambles session.
That same day, my brother told me that he posted a discussion about the "nudge" on his discussion board at Bethel (where he is getting his masters in divinity). I'm excited to hear what comes of this discussion.
All this to say, I don't know where God is taking us ordinary shamblers, but this one evening is already having an impact on our state in some cool ways.
Thanks for following the nudge.
Peace,
Dan
I believe the Spirit "nudged" me the other day. I was in a hospital room and heard two nurses discussing the Bible. They were discussing how christian folk often come up with different beliefs that are not biblical. They made several points that I felt the Spirit wanted me to assist their discussion to a better understanding of the Word of God.
ReplyDeleteThis was more then an invitation of the Spirit to give my two cents, I felt overwhelmed with a choice to obey the nudge or not. Their were very clearly in my mind two choices. I missed the oppurtunity given me because of my own inability to trust that God had already prepared their hearts for my interaction, instead I listened and waited for the moment to speak but never did. As I left the room I knew what I just did, I had disobeyed God's nudge and invited either my flesh or the enemy to sufficate it. I was both defeated and thankful. Defeated, because i knew I had missed the mark, but thankful that I had in many ways experienced the Holy Spirit intimately in my heart and mind.
I wish a push was always enough to get us to go where he intends. While I keep asking God to pull me, with faith i should not need more then a little nudge.
Would your 'nudging' never cease, Lord. I need more oppurtunities to obey!