GodReflection: Power Word Wednesday

Is it a quality of God or a defect in my Adamic self?

I can’t seem to get around it. The concept of intentionality is deep within my DNA.

There are times when to be intentional seems to draw the smile of heaven. Other times, I catch myself moving step by step toward an end result and suddenly realized I’m intent on my own project—not God’s.

Let me give it my best shot to understand the power of intentionality.

I will always be a novice in my attempt to understand the digital world. At the heart of my computer is an operating system.

Although I don’t understand it, powered by the operating system multiple sub-systems are in constant motion. I hope no computer geek is reading this.

With the previous statements, the comprehension of my computer’s function is exhausted.

Once the operating system resurrects my lifeless computer all sorts of sub-systems and programs come to life in a simultaneous orchestra. As my God designed body awakes, intentionality is one of its programs that run in the background.

This is easy to see when I receive my electric bill. I open the envelope, verify the amount I owe, check to see when it is due, and continue step upon step until my bank account shows the bill paid.

The same process happens with groceries and empty fuel tanks. Ok, I get how it works in my daily survival.  Although the gifts come from God, my own intentionality comes into play to keep a roof over my head and the pantry stocked. I must plan ahead.

My question concerns the way intentionality works in my walk with God.

It seems I need to apply the same intentionality in my service to the Holy.

This line of thought has nothing to do with the idea of works salvation. I do not suggest that I can meritoriously work my way to please God. His gift is by grace. I can never stack up enough good works to merit salvation.

Nor can I intentionally outline for God the steps He is to follow to make life work in my best interest.

Intentionality has everything to do with my response to God’s grace and love.

To love God and those who cross my path on my earth walk is more than an emotion. It requires execution of tasks. It requires intentionality.

To read Scripture requires the intentionality of time and place. I must make space in my life, stop what I am doing, open my bible, and focus on the act of reading and comprehension.

To address needs and opportunities that cross my path there is always intentional action on my part. I initiate or react to a conversation, with a smile, a response of encouragement, and a cup of refreshing Jesus water.

Jesus water flows from the spring of love, grace, understanding, and needs fulfilment.

To reveal Jesus across the globe takes unbelievable intentionality. There is money to raise, international moves to execute, language and culture to learn, and long term commitments to make.

To follow Jesus requires intentionality. Trust is deliberate, service is planned, cross bearing is accepted, cost is calculated, prayer is thoughtful, and love is the gold standard.

Jesus way is not a reactionary lifestyle. Jesus way demands intentionality.

The more I think about it, the more I want to commit to walk with intentionality in my step.

Stay tuned.

Dr. Gary J. Sorrells – A GodReflection on Intentionality as a Power Word.

Gary@Godreflection.org     www.MakeYourVisionGoViral.com