November 15, 2021
#15 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 This was more of a classroom oration: Richard Foster calls them “the three great ethical issues of human life” — money, sex and power. I think of them as the three great temptations–areas in which it is easiest to think about what I want rather than what God wants. All three issues still pop up in my life, albeit in different ways. I find it encouraging that God hasn’t stopped educating me.
November 16, 2021
#16 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, September 9, 2021 I asked God if shooting three straight 79’s is a sign of spiritual progress? Only grace, He said.
November 17, 2021
#17 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, October 21, 2021 When you become elderly, you wonder more about what your ministry should be. i have a few church-related activities, but i mean everyday, routine-of-life ministry.And I have realized that for the remainder of my life I am going to be around quite a few people who are getting closer to dying. I already have been, with Karen’s father and aunt, and I wasn’t as supportive as i could have been. But I am convinced that death is not to be feared–by anyone. I want to be an usher…I want to ease them along in the most peaceful, serene, comforting way that I can–until it is my turn.
November 18, 2021
#18 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Sunday, October 31, 2021 “Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered…” (I Corinthians 13:4–5) Our pastor preached on this text today. He said to remove the “Love is..” and to substitute in “I am..” I am patient, i am kind, etc. Whew. It becomes immediately clear that i still have a long way to go, but at least I am making progress.
November 19, 2021
#19 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, September 2, 2021 I was reminded through my spiritual director that God enjoys our enjoyment. He appreciates fun.
November 20, 2021
#20 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Saturday, September 18, 2021 Perhaps this is more of a reflection than a “voice of God” thing: When Jesus tore open the veil, He ended the separation that exists between man and God. So what was the veil? The veil was the self-life, essentially our egos. He came to set us free from ourselves. The irony is that most of us, including christians, have no desire to be set free. Ah, blindness.
November 21, 2021
#21 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Monday, October 18, 2021 I had a huge fight with Karen tonight, over a comment I made about a story she told about a lost cat. It was a cynical remark and it terribly offended her and she stormed inside. So I was left on the back porch with the Lord. He made it clear to me there was no right or wrong to the argument, there were no sides to be taken–there was only fractured love. So I went inside and apologized and assured Karen of my love–and we were okay after that.
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