Are You Funky
Posted by Ryan Geiger on February 9, 2010 · 6 Comments
Do you ever go through a funk? I don’t even know how to describe it to you but you know when your going through it. Some funks last longer than others. Some funks hit during different seasons of life.
- Sometimes it will hit you spiritually even though things may appear to you that they are going well. Maybe it’s the fact that your in God’s Word but nothing seems to be speaking to you in a fresh way and that doubt creeps into your mind if your really even in God’s will because why can’t you hear Him.
- Sometimes it will hit you physically where you have no desire to do anything. The things that excited you yesterday don’t seem to today. You start to look critically at yourself and totally disregard the fact that you were created in God’s image.
- Sometimes it will hit you emotionally where even a kitten makes you want to cry. The littlest commercial or song or picture puts you on the verge of tears and you have no way to explain or describe it. Mentally your exhausted and wonder if you can take anymore? You know that God is your provider and your strength but it sometimes just doesn’t feel that way.
- Sometimes it will hit you relationally where you don’t feel like you connect with anyone. Your alone. You wonder who you can talk to? Would anybody even want to listen? Yes you can once again turn to God but as it was spiritually you wonder if He is even listening?
So, do you ever feel that way? How do you get out of that? How do you get out of the “funk” that is in your life?
Great topic, Ryan. The cheap answer is to faith your way thru it but what does that really mean? All I know is that the Bible has a great example of this with Elijah. God took care of him and he’ll take care of us as well.
hah, funny you should make this thread. A resounding YES! The past 2 weeks have been a spiritual funk. Its been a couple of weeks since I felt that “joy” which could only come from Him. Sure I went through the motions of doing what believers do but I somewhat felt empty. I don’t know why???
Yesterday at work I plugged in my iPod and decided against listening to my secular stuff. Turned on the shuffle and “Oh Praise Him” was the first song that came through the speakers. It hit me as I was being like the guy in this particular video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpVsF4W8V2Y
At first the guy in this video was reluctant to openly give God the praise he so deserves. As the video goes on he starts to think of the words being sung and slowly starts giving all the worlds distractions and personal troubles over to Him. By the end of the video he is praising Jesus openly and thanking Him for all He has done.
That is exactly what happened to me during those 4 minutes. I am not real keen on being vulnerable publicly as I type this however it struck a cord. All He wants is for me to go to Him. Not to depend on the world or anything else. But for 2 weeks my pride stood in the way. His timing in dealing with these “funks” is amazing. How the burden is light now. I wish the world knew what I know.
“Faith your way through it” is great. I think that sometimes we have to stop and realize that it is not always about us. But that is really hard when your in the midst of it. Thanks Nate, Elijah is a great example, good reminder.
Chuck that is great and I really appreciate your vulnerability. Especially doing it publicly. Go to Him is such a huge statement and possibly most peoples weakest process. We always want to fix it ourselves and then we go deeper and if we only turn to him it would pull us out of the funk. It’s grabbing the stick that is God while were in the midst of quicksand struggling and going deeper.
Great topic that hits home for me as well. I hang on to hope & faith, as well as past experiences knowing that it is temporary. TOO often, I find myself trying to get myself out of it even in the midst of trying to give it to God. Then a breakthrough FINALLY happens, but how long it takes me is based on my stubborness, pride & independence. Those 3 things run me into trouble far more often then I like to admit!
Of course, we know you are in a funk if a kitten makes you cry!
That’s great Betty…good insight. Stubbornness, pride and independence are something I think that trip everybody up from time to time. It’s been a while since I have had a kitten reference.