{"id":60,"date":"2012-12-12T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/looking-for-a-sign\/"},"modified":"2012-12-12T06:39:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T13:39:00","slug":"looking-for-a-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/looking-for-a-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The story of Christ\u2019s birth is full of signs<\/b>.\u00a0Angels. Visitations. Stars.\u00a0<\/i>Old women and virgins alike giving birth.<\/span>

<\/span>And throughout Christ\u2019s ministry, there were signs. Everywhere. Feedings. Shriveled legs growing. Blind eyes seeing.\u00a0<\/span>

<\/span>So, who can blame me when I ask for a sign?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

As a humans, I\u2019m trapped in the limitation of time and space.\u00a0I\u2019m forced to\u00a0operate within the confines of what I see and touch. Anything beyond that, I just don\u2019t\u00a0understand. Nor can I comprehend eternity or anything that doesn\u2019t conveniently fit on a 24-hour clock.<\/span><\/p>\n

So this talk, this belief that there is a Divine Being that transcends space and time is amazing, but there are times when the \u201chuman me\u201d needs something a little more.<\/span>
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I know there\u2019s another world, a place the defies this earthly plane. By faith, I know God is there. But sometimes my soul is weary, my heart is heavy and I need Him right here, right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I need a sign.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSo I put my game-face on, pressing on out of discipline or the belief that it\u2019s all going to work out some how, some way. I\u00a0<\/span>want to do what\u2019s right, but\u00a0it\u2019s not always clear. Which way should I go?<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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God, give me a sign!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n


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If I\u2019m honest, I want fire. I want wind. I want lightning. I want power.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But maybe I have it all wrong.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0God is looking for a sign from me.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He\u2019s looking for a sign that I\u2019ll listen and learn.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He\u2019s looking for a sign that I\u2019m ready to obey.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nHe\u2019s looking for a sign that I\u2019m willing to act.<\/span>

<\/span>And once I give Him that sign, suddenly the world opens up around me. The signs are everywhere! <\/b>Lives are changed. Answers are clear. Miracles are appearing.\u00a0<\/span>

<\/span>Signs. Wonders. Right there all along.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What do you think? Have you ever looked for a sign from God? Do you think He\u2019s looking for one from you?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And they came to test Him. They asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied<\/span>\u2026.\u2019A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of\u00a0<\/span>Jonah<\/span>\u2018 .\u00a0Jesus then left them and went away<\/span>.<\/em><\/div>\n
Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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