Yes! I forgot to finish the blogpost series about “Hosers” I started last week! Thank you for reminding me!
I meticulously and fastidiously conducted extensive research for this blogpost series.
For example, I made a note to figure out what the slang term “Hoser” means and learned this:
1. The NCAA states that in hockey, before the invention of the Zamboni, the ice would have to be “hosed” down after a game. The losing team would traditionally do this mundane job. Thus, the term “Hoser” is synonymous with the term “Loser.”
2. So when I called you a Hoser, not knowing what that meant, I was calling you a Loser, but I have already done that in other blog posts, where I encourage all of us to embrace our inner loser!
3. “To get hosed” is also a Canadian slang term that means “to get drunk.”
So how can we get drunk on God, Hoser? Great question. This way:
1. We realize that deep down, we are all hosers, or losers. When we want to draw near to God, we must ask, “Are we honest?” We are all a bit like a rat’s behind when we stand next to God.
So let’s bow our knees, get down on our faces, and acknowledge that we aren’t God, but are specks of dust floating through the world until we return to the dust we emerged from.
We all have ego problems if we are honest. For example, MOST people believe they have greater than average intelligence. As we both know, dear reader, only you and I have above average intelligence, and no one else does.
(Wait – wha..? What is my editor yelling at me about now? Whatever!)
The summary is we’re not as impressive as we imagine.
It’s time to be on our faces on the floor. This truthfulness about our human condition allows God, who is truth, to draw a bit nearer with his FELT love, which we can sense, a bit more. (Caveat: He is always near whether we sense His love, but that is a topic for another day).
2. Do we bury the jewels we find along our path in life, the hints of the divine, and trample them in our busyness?
If so, this makes us a bit more deaf to the whispers of God the next time He blows the breath of His wind in our direction.
Are we thirsty for Him, asking Him to draw near, begging Him to touch us with His love? Are we reading about God, asking questions, and seeking Him to help our boxed-up minds open to the new ways He wants to reveal Himself? These actions help us remove the blinders we put over ourselves, making us unwilling to see Him standing at our door, knocking.
3. Will we put aside our maps for our lives that we ask God to follow and instead, will we be willing to follow Him?
Will we surrender?
God is not looking for people who know He is near but who thumb their noses at Him again and again. Will you, friend, pick up your mat and follow Him when he shows you the way out of your mess, the path to healing?
These 3 heart attitudes – honesty, thirst, and surrender – are a bit like a nest for the dove of the Spirit of God to rest awhile, to linger so that our hearts can receive more of His love.
Jesus . . . saw God’s Spirit—it looked like a dove—descending and landing on him.
Ready to take another step on the path towards being drunk on the love of God, Hoser?
Jesus holds out his arms to you.
He is so glad you came.
(And so are we)
Restoring Life 