Today, as I sat down here to type - the feeling was strong and the words 'on the verge' began to roll around in my thoughts. I wanted a better context for the word, so I looked up the official definition. Just as I was thinking, I saw that it conveys the idea of an edge or rim.... on the brink of something about to occur.
But, I also noticed a different meaning that caught me off guard:
“to be in the process of becoming something else” (italics mine)
Verging. Very intriguing! And maybe a bit scary, too, if I'm honest... especially (extremely so, even?) for a word dropped into your lap, spiritually speaking.
You know, we can get pretty comfortable with “this”.
“Something else”... especially a “something else” you can’t see... that can bring up a little fear.
Reminds me of the song by Sanctus Real... Whatever You’re Doing...
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
but I'm giving in to something Heavenly
For me, I think that really says where I’m at spiritually... where I’ve been for a while. I feel like God has brought me to the brink of something that I can’t see, and He is patiently waiting for my surrender to it... or, more accurately... to Him.
Until then... I remain on the verge... of verging.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
1 comment:
Thank you for visiting my blog. I liked your verging post. I am a "word nerd" myself, and I like to look up meanings. I know luck isn't the right word, but good luck in your verging.
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