“Absorborize!”

Daily writing prompt
What’s your all-time favorite album?

The best way to experience and enjoy music, beauty, food, and the other good things in life is to absorborize them. The analytical approach pays attention to detail but often misses the joy of a heart that has been deeply touched and profoundly moved by something.

To memorize is to force information into your mind. To absorborize is to soak up and capture content with your heart. Wherever you sense hope, encouragement, goodness, joy, peace, kindness, and other heart-warming things, savor them and soak them up!

I seek to soak in and absorborize the presence of the risen Jesus Christ. One thing that helps me do that is to read the Bible and let the words continually burn in my heart.

Don’t try to force information about God into your brain. Instead always absorborize the risen Jesus with your innermost being and let the presence of His Spirit freely flow from deep with you. Every day make more and more room in your heart for God to work. (Philippians 2:13)

Christians aren’t rewarded by the hour — by the number of sermons they remember or how much of the Bible they have memorized. (Hebrews 11:6) They are rewarded by showing up, savoring, soaking up, and surrendering to God’s presence as they seek His face. (2 Chronicles 7:14) There’s no hierarchy in Christ. (Matthew 23:8) All are equally brothers and sisters. (Galatians 3:28) You don’t need someone to spoon feed you with religious information. (1 John 2:27) Instead, absorborize Jesus day and night.

I’ve never lived a perfect moment. Every moment of my life I’ve needed God’s mercy. That awareness keeps me absorborizing His love, His forgiveness, and His power. Be a holy soaker!

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!
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