What Would Happen If...

I've been reading a great book called "Living Water" by Brother Yun. It's taking me a longer time than usual to read this book. Life has caused interruptions, but I also have been putting the book down in order to consider the words I have just read. This evening I have put the book down a few times already because God is shaking things up inside of me. One such session brought tears of repentance for something God brought to my attention that I had not even considered before.

The latest chapter is "Hearing God's Voice". Brother Yun says, "In Jesus, I have a simple theology. I believe God speaks to His children all the time. We just need to listen and obey. When we start to obey His voice, we see God's power and authority in us and operating through us." He later talks about Augustine, who would read the Gospels in the morning and then go out in the afternoon and put into action what he had just read! When he read about the rich young ruler, he went and gave his possessions to the poor. When he read about Jesus washing the feet of His disciples, he washed the feet of his brothers in Christ!

I don't know what happened when Augustine did this, but this seems so simple...One of those "Duh! Why didn't I think of that?" moments. What would happen if I became quiet before God on a daily basis just so I could see and hear what He had to say in His Word? What would happen if I went out on a daily basis and purposefully did what I had read about Jesus doing? What would happen if a bunch of us would do that?? I want to challenge myself to do this. I want to see what God will do.