What are you doing here Elijah?

There he went in a cave and spent the night. [The Lord appears to Elijah] and the word of the Lord came to him: "What are you doing here Elijah?" 1 Kings 19:9 AMP

"What are you doing here?" I heard the Lord speak to my spirit..."Why are you in this cave? There's an empty spot by my feet where you used to be."

The realization that I was in this cave shocked me! How did I end up in this dark, cold, empty cave? I am always at the church, always working for God, always serving, always______________ the blank was filled with whatever needed to be done.

As I stand outside of this cave, I realize that I had changed from Mary who could always be found at the feet of  Jesus, to Martha the sister that was too busy and concerned with what needed to be done to stop and BE STILL in His presence....WHAT?!!! Be still? Are you crazy? DO YOU KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?!

When God asked me "What are you doing here?" I had no excuse to offer, no explanation to give. The truth is I have just wandered into this place...Led by religion and works...I walked right in without realizing what God was doing and where I was heading. I just assumed that because I was at the church every day that I was in God's presence...We all know what happens when one assumes... (good thing God has a history of anointing donkeys--Num 22:28--)

I have come to the realization that being in church and working tirelessly for the Kingdom is NOT what it's all about--There is so much more!! Of course work for God is IMPORTANT and I will never stop doing that-- but my intimate relationship with Christ is VITAL!

My personal relationship with Him is really ALL that matters...If I keep Him close then everything else will line up. First of all I will have the strength that I need to get through anything and second I will have the LOVE that I am commanded to give away freely. THERE's NO LOVE in the cave of religion...heck there's not even any light in there!

Are you stuck in a place that seems dark? Have you found yourself unsatisfied or exhausted? Ask yourself...What am I doing here?...what do I need to do to get back to that place?...how do I rekindle my relationship with Christ?  MY relationship--MY PERSONAL relationship... Not yours...not anyone else's... MINE... it's unique...Don't allow anyone to dictate or even script the details of your personal relationship with Christ, it's yours, it's personal, it's intimate, and it's unique to you!

Don't allow religious ideas and theology to lead you into a cave. You should ENJOY your Christianity...He died so that you could come into the holy of holies and REST....not so you could go WORK yourself to death in a dark cave, trying to impress Him and your religious co-workers.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”--Matt 11:28-30

IF YOU'RE EXHAUSTED something is wrong....Come out of that cave--Go to the mountaintop & find your first love

Just Bb