The last day or so as a few last minute things came up. A friend needed a chat ‘last minute’ about something, Radio Kent needed an interview as a well known local bishop needed to be elsewhere ‘last minute’. I joined Phil Green to talk about Essential, and for you early birds it will be broadcast at around 7.10 am on Sunday. I won’t be listening!
I have also been invited somewhere (which I may blog about tomorrow)as someone has dropped out ‘last minute’ and today I got to the train ‘last minute’ after a meeting in London to be able to get home in time.
Seems to me that last minute stuff can be quite exciting if a little stressful and surprising.
This morning we met in a noisy room in the middle of London. There was no air conditioning so the windows were open. We were asked to still ourselves and cut out the noise of the traffic, the noise of the fans … etc. etc.
That was ok for most people, but to be honest I feel that, for me, at the moment I am meeting and seeing God in the noise and the busy-ness of life. I am meeting God in the hassles of living a last minute.com lifestyle. I love silence and retreat; but at this moment in my journey I am being challenged and inspired by experiencing the lastminute.com expression of God.
I must also add here, as a personal opinion, or rather a question … why is it that we have come to believe that the best way of experiencing God is in ‘the still small space’? Surely we can also experience God inthe vibrancy of a 21st century urban lifestyle – if not then what hope is there for many of us?
In many ways it is easier, getting used to last minute means I do not need to worry about (lack of) patience.
Tomorrow I am off to London again, so more last minute lifestyle stuff!
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We definitely need to learn to walk with God in the vibrancy of life rather than allowing it to crowd him out. However, I think it is still also important to make some space for peace and quiet and not to let our lives be entirely buffed and dictated by last minute circumstances.
God is there in the vibrant bustle of life its just that we get distracted and forget about Him. Take a look around you, He is there in some part in every person near you. If you truly want to see God’s amazing diverse love then be with lots of people, on your own we only see how He reflects in us.