January 13, 2013
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Profound Spiritual Moments
@xXrEMmUsXx asked:
“What was the most profound spiritual moment of your life, excluding salvation?”
Believe it or not, this is a very difficult question for me to answer. I don’t really treasure profound moments. I don’t know why, but it probably has to do with momentary living. I don’t really look back and think how nice it used to be. I don’t look forward to the future and get excited about what could be… I kind of just… be… I’m not sure how true that is, but that’s the way I see myself most of the time anyway… That isn’t to say that I don’t have moments in my life where I look back at the things I’ve learned over the years. I meditate on these times a lot. But to ask me what my most profound spiritual moment in my life is, I am just not sure, though I try to think of it often.
I consider two times in my life to be extremely spiritually profound:
1) My marriage to Tesia. We created a spiritual union that day, and that was the day we became one flesh. It changed the course of my life forever.
2) I had a “wilderness experience” a number of years ago and it went on for a number of years. I was completely lost. I hated God, but all I could do is rely on God. I was very honest with God at that time and I kept asking God why I was so lost… why I can’t get it right… and I would say, “God, I hate you right now.” But the entire time, God was telling me, “It’s going to be ok. Trust me.” I didn’t want to trust God, but I did. Eventually, God led me out of the wilderness and back into comfort. I came out of that a better man… but I’ve never been closer to God than in that time.
Concerning the “excluding salvation” part of the question… I consider both of these moments to be very salvific. I don’t go by the understanding that “salvation” is a one-time thing. I wake up every morning and make the decision to follow Jesus, believe in God’s grace, and to trust in his sacrifice. Honestly, I’ve never had that moment many Christians have where they decide to become a Christian. I’ve considered myself a Christian ever since my baptism on January 25th, 1987. I was a baby. Many don’t agree with infant baptism, but that’s a conversation for another time.
So I guess I can say that I try to make everyday a profound spiritual moment. No day is better than any other… but there are definitely days that feel better than others
Comments (4)
Great answers! I love how when you said ” I kind of just… be… I’m not sure how true that is, but that’s the way I see myself” – I thought, yeah, I always think I’m a certain way then wonder how true it is to everyone else. lol
Great moments. I think I excluded salvation because, I too think i’ts the process of my life… at least, that is how I describe it. I don’t know how I feel about infant baptism, but I was dedicated when I was 2 years old and I can honestly say I have never had the ‘salvation’ moment and God has been close to me since my first memory. If He ever wasn’t there, I don’t remember it! =]
My most profound lessons spiritually were always the difficult times. I remember at 16 feeling the way you describe your wilderness. It was horrific, but in the end so necessary!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
You must have been born a catholic? Cos i got baptized whn i was a baby too and find it tricky to answer when someone asks me questions like when did you get saved or sth like that along that line.
@mellywelly15 - Actually, I’ve been a Methodist, pretty much, my entire life. I was baptized at a Lutheran church, and I went to a Lutheran church until I was in like the 2nd grade. That’s when I started going to a Methodist church because it was the church my dad was brought up in when he was growing up. Though Methodists are protestant, we are actually very Catholic because we are actually spawned from the Church on England
@xXrEMmUsXx - The wilderness is where God works. I have so much to say about wilderness moments that I think one day, I may write a book on it.
Like you, God’s been close to me since my first memory too. It’s crazy to think about the things God used to help lead me into ministry!
You might find my latest (very brief) blog relevant.