The power of God. I hear it all the time but what is it; this power of God, this power of God that’s to the right of me, and left of me; surrounding me. We hear the Believers; it’s always the power of God morning, noon and night, but what is it. Has it become just a cliché? Not. Now clear your mind and go with me.
The power of God is metaphysical, eternal, supernatural, and telepathic. You knew I’d go that way didn’t you; just hold on. If you’ve ever fallen in love with someone, you’ve felt those characteristics I’ve mentioned feeling your being change when near that person. I don’t feel that way when I see them, you do. Look at the young women at concerts how they react over the performers that draw them to heights of addictive abnormal behavior. They don’t act that way around their peers, but something just takes and grabs them over when they’re around certain artist; metaphysical. It comes on you as a mother’s love for her newborn baby. All the new mother wants to do is be there to care for her child and nothing else really matters, likewise with your New Birth if you commit. God has that kind of draw.
The power of God draws you to Him like a magnet draws iron. This lure to Him is settled, slow at times, but steady and some try to fight it, too it doesn’t happen overnight. Fight it if you want to; try if you must but it starts the moment you receive Christ and are serious about learning His teachings, and it’s not a fad that comes and goes it’s permanent. You’ll feel like a young child that won’t drift too far away from their parents if they’re in the midst of strangers possibly being disconnected from that force they can’t see but know it’s mingled inside of them, as for the subject matter, making you see things differently; making changes in your style. Welcome to the power of God.
Once upon a time I woke up mornings at 5:00am, did the hygiene thing and was out the door on my way to work within an hour. After work, sought fun and pleasure until I got sleepy. There was responsibility like home chores, groceries, and always children’s attention etc. before fun and pleasure but not to the point of being bogged down. Then the next day at 5:00am I was off and running again. Looking back I was living out of control, reckless thinking swell about myself; how can I say that about me you say when it appears like I’m doing nothing wrong – (Philippians 2:21 Proverbs 26:12 and 2nd Timothy 3:1-17 along with 1st John 2:15,16) as well as the power of God. God to the right of me, and left of me; surrounding me, metaphysically changing characteristics about me, making me see things differently; changing my style, constantly pulling me, slow at times but steady, killing the old me softly with His song.
I received Christ unknowingly until the day I knowingly received Him and began to realize the pull, which is His Embrace by the way. Settled but noticeable changes began to happen, my ear picked up on a signal I never gave thought that led me to a spiritual message I took time to listen too, and it wasn’t bad so I made an effort to tune into that program again. In a short while I bought a Bible I could understand, (Amplified) and later joined a church teaching the gospel of grace. Was I doing this on my own, I thought I was but scripture says I wasn’t (John 16:13). I was being drawn by the power of God. God to the right of me, and left of me; surrounding me, metaphysically changing characteristics about me, making me see things differently; changing my style, constantly pulling me, slow at times but steady, killing the old me softly with His song, strumming my pain with His fingers, singing and telling my whole life with His Word.
Now I’ve written an inspirational book and enjoy writing this blog, what’s happened to me; it’s the power of God singing as if He knew me and all my dark despair, God to the right of me, and left of me; surrounding me, metaphysically changing characteristics about me, making me see things differently; changing my style, constantly pulling me, slow at times but steady, killing the old me softly with His song, strumming my pain with His fingers, singing and telling my whole life with His Word.
Today I can’t start my day without prayer time with God; it can’t be done and it’s unsafe (Ephesians 6:10-18). Looking back, how could I walk out that door every day without saying thank you Jesus for another day and what’s on its agenda, then give Him time to answer, and people, we go some of anywhere and the time flies as He peers occasionally straight through me as if I wasn’t there; feeling flush with fever He kept on singing clear and strong, strumming my pain with His fingers, telling my life with His Word, killing me softly with His song, metaphysically changing characteristics about me, making me see things differently; changing my style, my whole life, constantly pulling me, slow at times but steady. He was a stranger to my eye but heard He sang a good song and had a style, so I paused my ways and came to Him and listened for a while. Now I’m saved and remember it like it happened yesterday; strumming my pain with His fingers, telling my life with His Word, killing me softly with His song telling my whole life with His Word killing me softly, with His Word.
Today I can’t conceive how people omit God on a person to person level and call themselves knowing Him. I was no way aware of such changes occurring, stirring inside my mind, body and soul having such an effect on my life. Looking back it can only be the power God. Now I seek Him because His way is better and I like the new me.
WARNING: If you don’t want what I’ve got don’t follow this blog because the power of God will eventually grab you, pulling you as it did me never letting you go.
Gaidi,
With some help from Roberta Flack’s smash hit “Killing me softly.”
