A definition of spontaneous:
Implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness.
I really like spontaneity! It is so real and so natural. It seems very God-like. It seems like that is how God is. God is all things good and I suppose that He is calculated in some of His doings but it seems that the pattern that Jesus gives us is a life of spontaneity around a mission. His mission and purpose was very clear but His everyday life seemed very spontaneous. He just let it happen. He was available to anyone that needed Him and He naturally involved himself in the everyday life of the people around him. He didn't seem to have one organizational bone in His body.
Life was not like that to Jesus. It was about freeing people from bondage. It was about breaking bread together. It was about opening the eyes of the blind whether it be natural blindness or spiritual blindness. He seemed to enjoy telling stories and interacting with folks. It wasn't his agenda, it was who He was and how He viewed the world.
We can organize a lot of things but we cannot organize relationships. We cannot organize love and friendship. We cannot organize the power of the Holy Spirit. We cannot organize loyalty and committment. We cannot organize grace. We cannot organize peace. Jesus was all those things and those virtues would spontaneously show themselves while he lived on earth.
I've seen a lot of organizations rise and fall but real friendship and real virtue seem to last forever. When life becomes too calculated and chock full of personal agenda's, there is very little room for spotanaeity. As I look over the years that have passed I enjoy the unplanned happenings and events the most. They feel and act like miracles. Spontaneous laughter is one of my favorites because you really can't laugh when something isn't funny. It just happens inside. It's an uncontrollable eruption in your belly!
Maybe I'm too much of a 60's guy. Our whole generation loved to just let it happen but I really do see God as a spontaneous, loving father and He made us the same way. So, the next time you burst out in laughter, give thanks to the Lord!
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- Davey Buhl
- I am semi-retired and very involved in seeking God on how He wants me to finish the final chapters to my life. My 20's were spent pursuing a career in rockin' roll music. I recorded both in New York and Nashville in the late 60's and early 70's. I cried out to God for help in 1970 and He came and rescued me and turned my world upside down. I was forever changed by His presence. After my meeting with the Lord, I returned home to West Virginia and got married in 1971. I raised three great children. They are all married and I now have two grand children. My occupation over the years has been in the insurance business and at the same time heavily involved in ministry. I've done some church planting. I just recently finished a two year stint as a Men's pastor at a large non-denominational church in the north hills of Pittsburgh. I love the Lord, I love my family and I love Pittsburgh Sports. I have some history now and want to share my experiences and the things that I have discovered along the way.