A Words

   "Think of the things that take you out of abiding in Christ - Yes, Lord, just a minute, I have got this to do; Yes, I will abide when once this is finished; when this week is over, it will be all right, I will abide then. Get a move on; begin to abide now. In the initial stages it is a continual effort until it becomes so much the law of life that you abide in Him unconsciously. Determine to abide in Jesus wherever you are placed." (Oswald Chambers)

   Two words that Chambers seems to be particularly fond of are abandonment and abiding, Of course they go together as when I abandon my self to Jesus then I am able to abide with Him.

   Abiding is not a passive word. It is easy for me to think of that as I sit and meditate or read Scripture or pray, but true abiding is a continual thing. Regardless of circumstances, regardless of time, I need to make a concerted effort to place my thoughts on Him. Chambers says that if I do that long enough, it will be a natural thing that I do not even have to think about.

   Now, I write all of this, and it sounds very good, but I confess that I do not know anything about it from an experience standpoint. I do not abide even as I sit and study. My mind is in a thousand different places, and my thoughts are miles away at times. I have to ask the question: is this even possible for a mere mortal like me?

   Jesus words in John 15 are "Abide in me" so it must be possible and desirable. I just need to take it from the theoretical to the practical. But, as always, I need Divine Help.

   Help!