I have avoided writing blogs about G42.
I hardly take pictures of Spain and share them with people.
And when people ask me “What is G42?” I often look around to see if there is someone around me that can explain it better than I can.
It is so very hard to explain what this place is, why I am changing, why I do what I do, except to say that I just know what and why. Please, do not ask me how I came to know if you’re looking for a rational answer. But if you can believe that my spirit, or my gut, just knows, then that’s how I know–more or less.
The things ‘taught’ here cannot be found in any other book than His Word…which I am coming to find is far more than some ancient document or what is between pages 1-1042. It is a life. It is a scandal. It is a love affair. It is a promise.
Class with Andrew Shearman
What has happened here is that some really awesome people stand up in front of me as a vessel for God. Truly, these men and women are humble, God-honoring people that want nothing more than a loving relationship with their Father and to see others experience the same thing. They allow God to speak through them. They share what God has grown them in. And I look back on my notes and see tons and tons of words that I missed fully understanding with my mind. I know, though, that I have learned. I have grown. I have been transformed whether my mind got it or not.
What I’m learning here at G42 is that God transforms you from the inside out. His Word and His Spirit are always talking, always pursuing. And I have found that if I step into that constant flow of water, it is impossible to remain thirsty. What I have learned and what I have grown in is that my spirit has been ignited. It is completely irrational initially, but because my mind, spirit, and soul are interconnected and dependent on each other, the stuff that seems crazy in my mind makes complete sense in my ‘gut’. There are things said and done here where my mind says, “um, what?” While my soul simultaneously says “I NEED THAT TO BE TRUE!”
I hold onto the truth and promise that for those who hunger and thirst, they will be filled. When my thirsty spirit needs and sees a word that is true, it grabs hold of it. And it is from that activation that the rest of my body can be transformed.
I wanted to write this blog to maybe clear some things up about G42…but I have found that maybe I have only made it more confusing for some reading this. I guess that simply confirms the fact that things cannot be taught until they are caught. My prayer is that people will take a dive into the Rushing, Constant, Living Waters to see what this is all about. And I am not saying you have to come to G42 to do that…The River is always right next to you.
I think I might have only made myself seem more radical to my Christian friends/family and completely off my rocker to those who have not experienced an encounter with the Father. But that is ok with me. I really want people to experience the crazy love I have…so that is my prayer.
And I will remain committed to His work in me. He has taken my miserable little investment and is turning it into a huge gold mine…and it is worth the effort and not rationally knowing.
And there’s another blog coming to explain that last sentence…
awesome megs!