April 25, 2022
Haha, it turns out they didn’t need me–it’s nice to know I would have done it though…
#176 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 God answers prayer. I’ve been praying that God would expand my heart. I want to be a more loving person…not that I am unloving, but just that I can be kind of closed. So last night Karen asked me if I could watch a grandnephew while she and her sister went to a funeral. My first reaction was horror. I barely know the boy, he can be difficult, I’ve never been alone with him, and childsitting is pretty low on my list of skills. How dare they ask? But then I prayed–and, of course, this is nothing but an opportunity. Holy obedience does not mean to go grudgingly along with. It means enthusiastically follow where God leads. Bring it on, Lord.
April 26, 2022
If it’s Tuesday, it must be golf…
#177 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Saturday, February 12, 2022 The presence of God is way more than a feeling. The presence of God is a fact, one by which I can navigate every turn, every bump, every decision on my journey. However, when I do get a glimpse of that feeling, it is as joyous, as uplifting, as awe-inspiring as my life gets. Maybe that is why I am so drawn to my back porch and the golf course.
April 27, 2022
#178 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things you please.” (Galatians 5:17) It’s all a matter of who is sitting on my throne. It’s not an easy thing to give up a throne. And the choice is continual. God, give me the grace.
April 28, 2022
#179 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 I was listening to an old music CD I made entitled “My Own Selections” and it made me realize God has been speaking to me through music for most of my life. The message is freedom and love and joy. “That’s the power of the gospel,” as Ben Harper says.
April 29, 2022
Woops. Well, this one is certainly appropriate…
#180 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Saturday, December 18, 2021 I was in repose all day. As far as I know, God was too.
April 30, 2022
#181 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Sunday, March 20, 2022 I won my son’s fantasy football league this year. Though I know gambling can become a dangerous vice, I feel like I am just purchasing entertainment. I feel the same way about our small golf wagers. Of course, it is always fun to win. But the insidiousness of money is how it makes us unconsciously care about it. As far as I can observe, money is many people’s highest value. That is sad because it is a false idol, like all those Israelites kneeling before a golden calf. “For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil.” (I Timothy 6:10)
May 1, 2022
#182 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Every once in a while God will remind me why He had me begin this writing project in the first place. This from the brilliant Catholic writer Henri Nouwen: “I tried constantly to point beyond the mortal quality of our existence to a presence larger, deeper, wider, and more beautiful than we can imagine, and to speak about that presence as a presence that can already now be seen, heard, and touched by those who are willing to believe.”
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