Wallowing With God

Today, as I was doing a Bible Study I had signed up for called I Am Loved, the beginning of the week video had the author and 2 of the ladies from the Proverbs 31 Ministry talking about abiding in God and what it meant.  This is what stood out to me.  Abiding in God is like wallowing in God.  I am sure most of us have heard the expression 'wallowing in self pity', but I had never applied that to God.  Wallowing:  indulging in an unrestrained way.  Imagine that for a minute.  Synonyms:  luxuriate, bask, glory, indulge (oneself), delight, revel.

How do you indulge in God in an unrestrained way?  I can think of a few.  Worship....you can certainly be unrestrained there.  Put on that wild worship song and dance with abandon.  Sounds like fun to me! Prayer is another.  God loves to hear us pray no matter how long or how short or what our words sound like.  He wants to hear our heart, which comes out in our prayer.  His Word.  What better way to wallow (bask) in God than delving into His word to get to know His character even more.   There's no restraint there at all.  You can skim the scriptures or you can unpack them with the tons of study tools available out there on the internet.  The possibilities are endless.  There's one more way to wallow with God, to abide with God, that I absolutely love.  Spend time out in nature.  You can spend endless time looking at plants, animals, clouds, stars and marvel at the work.  The intricate details of a tiny butterfly.  The way that tides work relative to the moon. The masterful work ethic of ants.  I even look at my little Yorkie and think, how tiny yet how perfect she is.  Her personality is large and unique.  There is no big bang theory that could ever explain how the millions of things in nature were formed. Just read up on the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.  Not just it's birth, but the migration it goes through.  Phenomenal.  I can't get enough of that.  I amazes me to no end....I could go on and on and on.  Find what appeals to you and find God in that place....wallow with Him for a bit, bask in His Presence...sounds like a very rewarding thing to do.  For me, it just sounds peaceful, like basking in the sun....or should I say, basking in The Son!