Spiritual Inventory

Well I had a PET scan today, no big deal, but as I was lying there in this tube-like scanner thing (lying still for 30 Min) I had an epiphany and a miracle. The miracle was that I was able to lay still for length of time; those of you who know me personally know what I am talking about. The epiphany was related to the process of the test and the outcomes. The first thing you have to do is fast for six hours, no strenuous activity, just rest. The next step is an injection of Glucose with radioactive tracers that go through your entire body. The tracers are designed to light up other tumors so that the cancer can be staged and then I get my odds.

The thing that I learned was that every test that I take has a spiritual component to it as well. In the case of this test I need a tracer to detect the spiritual disease that dwells in my spirit. I have areas if idolatry hidden deep within me as well as other things that God desires to point out in hopes that I will see and change my ways. Trial #5 is all about the transformation of Greg, God’s kid, not Greg the pastor. The difficulty for all of us is the decision to change. God will not change you, He will help you change but it has to be our decision, our surrender.   

Mumford and Son’s- Sigh no More- a song I will learn this week on the old mandolin. Check out the chorus.

Love that will not betray you,
dismay or enslave you,
It will set you free
Be more like the man
you were made to be.

Lesson- This is my prayer for me. I’ve been betrayed, dismayed and enslaved by this world. God I need you to set me free to be the man He wants me to be. Are you the man/ woman that He wants you to be? I know, stop preaching! Hey, I am what I am!