Philippians 3:7-14 (NKJV)

But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.  Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.  Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.  Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

I know, kind of a long life verse, but since I was young, and had The Lord draw me near to Himself during some hard days, I have had that one desire… to follow and be obedient to Christ… and to really know Him.  I don’t mean for that to sound haughty or uppity.  I don’t mean to present myself as some “super-Christian” – for I am far from it.  But my heart’s desire is to be faithful and to follow closely after the one who has loved me and gave Himself for me.

This blog is meant for other like-minded people… single-minded people.  People who are not perfect, but who sincerely desire to follow Christ in all aspects of their lives.  No matter if you’re on your own, have family, or what… when it all comes down to it — we are all individuals doing our best to be pleasing to God.  When our focus is on target and our lives are aligned and attuned to Him, then we are single-minded.  We are able to see Christ in every circumstance and hear Him in the noisiest of conditions.  We sense His presence.  We order our lives in such a way that our mind, will, and emotions are subject to Him.  We bring them under His Lordship.  We follow His direction.  We seek to know and be known by Him.

It is a tall task.  It requires effort.  It requires discipline.  It requires sacrifice.  It requires every part of us… but it is worth it all to know Him.

There is nothing “super-spiritual” here.  I don’t have any unique “keys of the kingdom” to share.  I only have my experiences where I have seen or heard The Lord enter the “normal-ness” of my life in the simplest of ways to make His presence known to me. Simple things… nothing fancy… but they become indelibly imprinted on my heart as evidence of His presence and companionship in my life.  I hope they will be an encouragement to you.