September 11, 2023
#711 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June, 2023 The inner journey. It’s so easy for me to get caught up in daily events that I give the inner journey short shrift. But that’s where I can most easily cultivate the fruits of the Spirit, and it’s where I can most easily sense His presence. Meditation definitely helps with this. The inner journey links me to my soul, and my soul is eternally linked to God. Dear Lord, teach me to identify with my soul rather than my ego.
September 12, 2023
Golf Tuesday plays on (even if I don’t)…
#712 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April, 2023 I had a new revelation in golf (golf resolutions are a dime a dozen, I admit). If golf is a spiritual exercise, my thoughts should not be racing through my brain…take it back slow, keep your head still, swing smooth. God wants me to focus on my breathing…nice and slow and even–and my temperament…calm and relaxed. Next He wants me to pay attention to the people I am golfing with. For the way my mind works on the golf course, this is revolutionary.
September 13, 2023
#713 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
July, 2023 Abide in Me. I spend a lot of time thinking about how that is supposed to play out in realtime, a 24 hour day. Have I stopped abiding when I make a phone call…work a jigsaw puzzle…watch something on TV? Can I abide and not know it? I have figured this much out so far: Yes, I am always abiding. St. Paul talks all the time about us being “…in Christ.” So the only variable is how aware I am of being “…in Christ.” And that, my friends, lies completely on my shoulders. It’s not like I’m carrying around Charlton Heston. Combine my confessor, my brother, and my best friend, and I still haven’t touched the pleasure of His company. I can direct my attention to Him in any situation, and He is there. If I listen, He will show me how to handle it. Teach me to recognize Your presence, Lord Jesus.
September 14, 2023
#714 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February, 2023 “You’re so heavenly-minded you’re of no earthly good.” That crosses my mind sometimes. Can I be too spiritually-oriented? Ridiculous. My first goal is to allow the Holy Spirit to lead me through the events of my day. If I’m successful at that, a trail of goodness should follow me. If heavenly-mindedness leads me to selfish action or inaction, I am on the southside of heaven. (comic from Coffee with Jesus by David Wilkie)
September 15, 2023
#715 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May, 2023 I learned a new word today. Weltschmerz: (n.) sadness at the state of the world. I experienced it yesterday evening. The man who lives two houses down shot a crow. Karen heard a pop, and we saw it fall out of a tree. The other crows were making a mournful ruckus. We walked out to investigate, as did my next door neighbor. We couldn’t figure out what happened until we noticed the other guy and his wife sitting on their porch swing. The guy admitted shooting it–said he thought it was a grackle and it had swooped down at their dog (both lies, I suspect). He asked us not to report him. Weltschmerz.
September 16, 2023
#716 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May, 2023 Jesus has an open door policy. Anyone who wants to come in He will receive. He wants me to be more like that. I unconsciously set parameters on the situations I am in and the things I want to talk about. The Holy Spirit wants me to be willing to go wherever the conversation leads. Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is a perfect example–the biblical account is not a transcript (I would love to know what else was said). It sure got to the gist of the matter though.
September 17, 2023
It’s Family Sunday on the road…
#717 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
August, 2023 Fulfilling an item on my bucket list can certainly be interpreted as God speaking to me in a beneficial, generous, loving way. Bethany and I got to visit Rushmore and Crazy Horse this afternoon.
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