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How irritating it must be for those who know me and those who come into contact with the mind I carry around.  Regardless the subject, I find God in it.  And what shall I say about this?

How many of me are there out there?  I’ve met less than 5.  The majority of people I meet are consumed with the things the world offers.  Sports takes a few.  popularity takes a few more.  Possessions take even more. Power, prestige, and belonging take most.  But God’s things and ways consume me.

Was it like that for the prophets?  I am not a prophet.  I am simply a man who is leaning to desire the things of God over the things of this world.  And I stand out like a sore thumb.  I know I’ve written about this before.  But the closer I get to the Lord, the more it stands out. 

I don’t want to talk about the things the world thinks are glamorous and beautiful.  I don’t want to be entertained.  I’m not interested in becoming someone of importance according to the standards of the world.  I want to be a righteous man before the Lord Most High.  And this “want” has become something close to an obsession.  People ask me what I want to do.  I want to speak the things of the Lord.  But that’s not what they mean.

I simply posted this because it is a snapshot of what it’s like to become a man who loves God more than the world.  I don’t know if it would help anyone, that I typed these words.  But This is such a marvelous quandary I find myself in, that I’m compelled to speak it.

By His Grace.