Dave Edlers Ramblings

Ever sit with someone and have trouble concentrating on the conversation because of all the activity around you. I have the attention span of a third grader so this can be really hard for me. I’ve found that if I concentrate on looking them in the eyes I do a better job of being “present”. It would seem that face to face, eyeball to eyeball is the secret to having a truly intimate conversation with someone. The kind of conversation where they feel like they’ve been heard and you feel like you’ve truly gotten to know them better.
Today in our Life Journal we read where while in the wilderness and in the midst of dealing with the people of Israel as their leader, Moses, and their God, God. Moses and God got together for a face to face meeting in the tent of meeting. The description of that meeting was that God and Moses met face to face like friends would meet. Would that be something. To have that kind of meeting with God. Face to face.
I was asked today how I make decisions about my life. If I lay out a fleece or just walk through the door. I confessed that I have done both. But I also shared that at the really big times I fast and pray and usually go somewhere that I can really get away. A place to get into his presence. When I do that. When I’ve done that. My hope is that we will meet face to face.