Experiencing The Other Side of the Boat, updated

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein. KJV

 

This is probably at least my fifth attempt to write something to post here.  Nothing seemed right.  I couldn't  find the words to describe  what it means to be *on the other side of the boat.  I now know that I had to spend some time experiencing it in real time before I could actually share it, and even now it's difficult to write about because it's so personal.  With this edit today, May 12, it's at least my 6th effort, but here goes....and I don't think I'll spend anymore time on this subject, at least in this way! 

Funny, I'm still doing the same things I did before,  but now am more closely aligned with His ability to do it more successfully. Things I didn't think I could do any longer, now, I find I'm strengthened to continue on. But I also have the freedom at times to do nothing...nothing at all, but to rest, and trust, and agree with what He says and what He's doing. It's also easier to follow where He leads, but with His strength and support.  Before, I had come to the place where I was determined to do things His way, but much of it was in my own strength and therefore didn't produce a catch-and it was exhausting! Now, I get to believe only, do what He says and the results are up to Him, not me, and this is the difference. It's not that I hadn't experienced Him in this greater way up till now, but there comes a time when it is time to move up, to graduate to the next level. This about experiencing more of the greater rest spoken of in Hebrews concerning resting from your own works as God did from His.  This truly is the bottom line of what it means to me to live on the other side of the boat.

I still have  to make the decision to get up and move, even if I don't feel like it. And that's the other big issue, my feelings don't get to rule me as they once did. Do I do this perfectly?  No. He's  the only perfect One.  I even receive grace for who and where I am now more than I ever could before, and  I'm absolutely more empowered to give more grace to others than ever before because of His great Love and grace to me.  I'm being more aligned with who He created me to be without losing the integrity of my own unique personality...and I like that a lot. He doesn't control His children, but He knows how to raise us up to a higher level of who we were created to be and this is very Good News, indeed!

I've found it to be so true, that as we come to Him in faith, we can experience

...[that leaning of the entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].  Colossians 2:5 AMPC

* The first part of the current Featured Post: More Encouraging Words, is where you'll find the original mention of the other side of the boat, and a little more in the April 18, 2017 post, It's time for a change...