waking thoughts...

A thought repeated... as I woke this morning... in that space between sleep and awake...

Draw near to Me and I will draw near to you.

God speaking from the book of James... having to check... I found it in 4:8...

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

These thoughts... I've found... begin new teachings... a string of connections to follow... leading to revelation...

Still... before sunrise... after reading the verse... studying "draw"... the Greek... according to Enhanced Strong's Lexicon... meaning... to bring near, to join one thing to another... to draw or come near, to approach...

I was drawn to pick up another book... one I hadn't seen in years... a foundation for a movie just seen... that God made the way to see... a movie I've been asking since...
Why did You make the way for me to see it...?
What am I supposed to learn...?
What are You saying to me...?

I find the book... opening to the first page... first chapter... I read...

Beginnings

God on a Dirt Road  Walking Toward Me

I once listened to an Indian on television say that God was in the wind and the water, and I wondered at how beautiful that was because it meant you could swim in Him or have Him brush your face in a breeze. I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face.

--- Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz

Coincidence...? I don't think so... the markings of a lesson... the beginnings of something new to learn...?

Lord... open my ears... and eyes... to all You have to say about  drawing near... prepare my heart... and will... to incorporate Your Way into me...