February 17, 2025
#1343 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 26, 2025 James Finley on the gateway to a meditative life: “The difficulty you are experiencing in arriving at the gate is but a preview of coming attractions. What lies just inside the gate is not a lifetime of getting what you want when you want it. It is, rather, a lifetime of learning to wait, with respectful quiet persistence, in the midst of ongoing delays and difficulties, interspersed with unexpected and sometimes unmanageable graces and blessings.” –from Christian Meditation
February 18, 2025
Golf Tuesday, golfless…
#1344 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February 11, 2025 We are going through a stretch of bad weather which eliminates golf from my repertoire. How to fill the time? Of course, I try to put a greater emphasis on spiritual activities like study, prayer, meditation and reaching out to others. That still leaves me with down time and I struggle with verses like “…redeem the time for the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:12). I have decided that God is okay with rest and relaxation–a mystery novel, a sports talk show, a TV series, a crossword. I suppose I am lucky that Karen doesn’t want to work jigsaw puzzles with me.
February 19, 2025
#1345 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 5, 2025 This from my quiet time: “The decision to set the mind on the higher things of life is an act of the will. That is why celebration is a discipline. It is not something that falls on our heads. It is the result of a consciously chosen way of thinking and living. When we choose this way, the healing and redemption in Christ will break into the inner recesses of our lives and relationships, and the inevitable result will be joy.” –Richard J. Foster
February 20, 2025
#1346 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 15, 2025 The real power of depression for me lies in its ability to wrap myself up in me. Mark Twain said: “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” Love always looks outward.
February 21, 2025
#1347 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 7, 2025 I am more excited about where I am going than where I have been. I will know my time has come when I am more excited about where I am going than where I am. You know when, Lord Jesus.
February 22, 2025
#1348 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 27, 2025 Patience. Another slow grower on my tree of the fruit of the Spirit. Gotta keep movin’ on the golf course… Let’s get on with it at my Stephen Ministry meeting… How long does it take to make a left turn… And then the light bulb switches on–I am put into these situations so that I will learn patience. Watch my breathing, count my blessing, be still and know that He is God. Teach me, Lord
February 23, 2025
Family Sunday, ground level…
#1349 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 28, 2025 God’s message tonight was clear: Pay more attention to your relationship with your wife. It wasn’t in words, but this would have been the dialogue:
God: Improve your relationship with your wife.
Me: WhaddaYa mean? We’ve been married for 48 years. She knows I love her.
God: Does she?
Me: Of course. We’re, uh…
God: Let Me help. Read I Corinthians 13:4–7 and apply it strictly to how you interact with Karen.
Me: Hold on..(reading).. Oh dear.
God: How do you measure up?
Me: O, dear Lord, I have so much room for improvement!
God: I’m glad we had this talk.
Amen
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