How to enjoy a Spiritual Feast

Three Seasons Community Church– 1/13/08

What type of meal are you allowing God to prepare for you? Fast food or a Gourmet Feast?

Why do we almost always choose fast food over a Gourmet Feast?

What kind of spiritual meals are you eating on a regular basis?

Psalm 34:8 (NLT) Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him!

What does it mean to taste? = perceive

When was the last time you did nothing or said nothing or prayed nothing other than perceiving or appreciating God and recounting and rehearsing your blessings?

When you recount and rehearse your blessings you are perceiving and "tasting" God working in you are feasting on God– not just eating a meal!

We’re good, perhaps experts at rehearsing the negative things in life– how about becoming experts on rehearsing the blessings of God in our life?!

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 46:10 (NLT) "Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world."

When was the last time you were silent or still and knew that God was real, that God was GOD!!?

Why is it difficult to be still and silent?

How can you make time to be still and silent?

1 = Desire – Why do this?

2 = Discipline-- Prioritizing-- making time [which means you’ll probably have to STOP doing something else]

Psalm 34:8 (NLT) Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him!

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) "Be still, [silent] and know that I am God...

HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS?

How to "taste" and "be still"

      Write down at least 10 blessings! [feel free to write until your pen runs out of ink]

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      Thank God for each blessing.

How did you feel Christmas day when you felt like you got your children everything they needed, yet they still wanted "more"?

      Has God ever revealed the meaning of something that was previously a mystery or didn’t make sense? Have you thanked Him for allowing that to happen so you could experience God more deeply and intimately?

When you recount your blessings and see God working you are feasting on God not just eating a meal!