December 16, 2024
#1280 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 21, 2024 “All of us contain music and truth.” –Mark Twain
My goal for the week: Look for music and truth in everyone I am with.
December 17, 2024
Golf Tuesday, family style…
#1281 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 24, 2024 I just watched a father and his two daughters playing #16 as the sun went down–a pastoral image. I love playing golf with a ton of people, but my very favorite is my son. He shares the passion (and I think he’s getting the spiritual exercise.). Of course, it’s not the golf. Sharing activities with someone I love is one of God’s most special blessings to me.
December 18, 2024
#1282 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
July 28, 2024 This from my quiet time: “God’s promise is that He will work in us to will as well as to do His good pleasure. This of course means that He will take possession of our will and work it for us, and that His suggestions will come to us, not so much commands from the outside, as desires springing up within. They will originate in our will; we shall feel as though we wanted to do so and so, not as though we must.” –Hannah Whitall Smith
I must remind myself this does not happen abracadabra–it is the substance of my journey.
December 19, 2024
#1283 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 25, 2024 Thought control. Am I even supposed to control my thoughts? Isn’t a rigid thinker an unattractive person? Minds should be free to roam, right? Bob Dylan said, “If my thought dreams could be seen they’d probably put my head in a guillotine.” And yet…my mind needs to be directed. Tolerance begins with the brain. The Apostle Paul told me how: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
December 20, 2024
#1284 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 8, 2024 Here is what I’m discovering: God wants more of a relationship with me. He certainly doesn’t want me to only address Him at specific appointed times (quiet time, evening meals, nighttime prayers). He wants me to be conversational; He wants me to consult Him on small things like stringing Christmas lights as well as the big issues like my friends with health crises. He wants to see my sense of humor and show me His. At the same time He wants me to remember who He is–the Lord of the universe. How blessed am I!
December 21, 2024
#1285 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
July 14, 2024 Of all the ways God chooses to speak to me, the one I pick up on the least is through other people. I think I know why–I am not listening well enough. God wants me to give my full attention to whoever He puts in front of me. It is called being present. That is something I can certainly improve upon.
December 22, 2024
Family Sunday simplified…
#1286 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 14, 2024 Number one marital encouragement: Drawing nearer to each other IS drawing nearer to Him. Love is His medium of exchange.
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