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I love going to the American River to walk -- it's so peaceful, so beautiful! And the river runs constantly, ever flowing day or night. I remember the first time I realized that the river flows in the dark, even when I can't see it, even when I'm sawing logs in 'nigh-night' land. I think sometimes we get so self-centered that we think, If we can't see it, it must not be happening...as if we are the center of the universe and only what happens before our eyes is alive and functioning.
Rivers run 24/7, whether we look at them or not. Stars shine, whether we see them or not. Plants grow, whether we observe the growth or not. And God is at work, whether we detect it or not. Jesus said He does what He sees His Father doing, and that is, working all the time. Not just when we are awake, not just when we see something miraculous occur, not just on certain occasions or special days. God is working all the time. Do you believe that? Do you live like you believe that?
If God is working all the time and we are His children who are commissioned and empowered to follow suit, then we should be living in a 24/7 air of expectation! We should expect God's hand in all things, looking for the evidence with anticipation at the things He does when we're asleep, and stand ready with wonder at how He plans to use us when we're awake.
And please don't feel that your life doesn't count for God because you're "asleep and don't see the river running." God's working is sometimes visible, but very often invisible to the naked eye. How He works to touch the hearts and minds of humanity is like the river when we sleep -- unseen, yet always on the move. And we are a part of that unseen process, guaranteed.
So, honor your Father in heaven by living well and living for Him, and know that you are a part of God's 24/7 river, ever flowing for His kingdom.
Love,
Joelene
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