back to basics ..

sometime we
   as in i
forget

we forget God
   kinda
we forget the spiritual nature of ... God stuff
we forget that things really aren't what they look like to the natural mind
   and that reality lies outside the as-you-see-it
we forget the crazy born-from-above newbirth that drives the whole thing
   that creates new creations who are energized and motivated from within
      by a Godpower that is without
         yet lives in us
we forget that prayer is a primary means of engaging God
   and use it as a last-resort when all else fails and we've already tried the usual human means
      like my smartness, my abilities, my contacts, and the most recent technology
      and evidence-based data
we forget that God is himself in a battle and wants to use us as on-the-ground forces
we forget that ' it is not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of Hosts '
we forget that we are engaged primarily in a spiritual reality that belies what we see
   and that we really are not in a struggle against people
      but against dark spiritual powers and forces in the heavenlies that lie inback of that
         powers that oppose the God we serve and the Jesus we follow
.. . .

at least i do
   i forget

i need to remind my self regularly to back-out of the natural ( flesh )
   and purposefully align with the spiritual
engaging those powers and my God in the spiritual warfare that underlies the movements and happenings around me
particularly as it concerns the church, the Body of Christ
the hands and feet and eyes and ears of Jesus on the ground
and all that that body is called to do and be involved in
   and stop this relying on my own understanding

such that
i trust in the Lord
   with all my heart
and don't lean on my own understanding of the way things are
but recognize and submit all my intentions and activities to him
that way he directs me, makes the way clear
because i'm doing it for him, under his authority, empowered by his spirit
   ( Proverbs 3.5,6 )
..

i
need
to remember