Growing Up....In God?

The Webster Dictionary defines the "sanctum" as being a place where one is free from intrusion; a sacred place. The Latin phrase "sanctum sanctorium" literally translates to mean "Holy of Holies".

Although the "Sanctum" is not longer a physical place it can be reached through prayer. It is that place in prayer where we are no longer concerned with saying the right things and trying to impress God and become vulnerable only to him. It is that place where we don't really need to speak but all we want to do is listen and hear what God says and if he is silent we are content with just feeling his presence. The "Sanctum" is a place of safety and it is a place of security in God.

And when we get hurt or something is wrong, just like a child clinging to their parents waist we cling to the apron strings of God. We hold on to "Dad" because we know that's the only guarantee for security that we have. But at some point (and this is where we mess up) you have to learn to come out!

Move -in days at any college campus are always full of emotional parents who are dropping off their children and expecting them to come back greater than when they left them. They have provided the covering over their children long enough for them to gain all the skills necessary to achieve greatness and now they are expecting a return on their investment. Will they no longer need their parents? Of course they will!!! And probably will always turn to them when things become too much for the rest of their lives! But now it is time to take all the strength and knowledge gained while being protected from the trials of life and go out an become lawyers, doctors, nurses, teachers, etc.

In similar fashion God has been our covering. He has been the protection from dealing with the full attacks of Satan and having to face our hurts, pains and disappointments alone and now God is expecting us to go out and complete the purpose he has for our lives. He needs us to grow up and come from behind him and take all the strength gathered during our infancy and toddler stages and face this thing. Do we longer need him? Of course we will and he will be there as the covering but on order for us to carry the portion of the ministry that God has given each of us individually than we are going to have to learn how to face trials and tribulation. We have to increase the level of burdens we can bear.

If Job had never been exposed to the attacks of the enemy he would have never grown to the place in God he reached. And rest assured just like Job we will have growing pains but we have to trust that God is a good parent and has raised us with the ability to accomplish his will and our destiny.