December 2, 2024
#1266 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 22, 2024 “Of all powers, love is the most powerful and the most powerless. It is the most powerful because it alone can conquer that final and most impregnable stronghold which is the human heart. It is the most powerless because it can do nothing except by consent.” –Frederick Buechner
By consent…that is the key. We have to say yes to God.
December 3, 2024
Golf Tuesday, the inner game…
#1267 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 15, 2024 I thought of this on the golf course, but I think it applies to everything I do. I let a lot of negative thoughts, self-doubt, and judgmental attitudes flow through the river of my mind. I can’t exert complete control so it’s good to let them flow right through, but I have to watch out for build-up. I realize I don’t purify the river, God does. As I fix my eyes on Him, He will cleanse, but I have to be willing.
December 4, 2024
#1268 HOW I SPOKE TO GOD TODAY
September 28, 2024 A prayer: Thank You for my writing project, Lord. It occurs to me that some may think what a pitiable man who feels the need to express his spiritual insights every single day! Whatever happened to praying in a closet? Who could think he can tell the world what God said? Not speaking for You, Lord, just trying to listen… I’ve never found a better thing to write about than my relationship with You, and You inspire me to write. Reminds me of the campfire hymn: “…that’s how it is with God’s love, once you experience it…you want to pass it on.”
December 5, 2024
#1269 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
October 13, 2024 “Absolute attention is prayer.” –Simone Weil
I can only join God in the present, not tomorrow and not yesterday. Increasing my awareness of God’s presence and of the here and now go hand in hand. Thus, absolute attention is prayer.
December 6, 2024
#1270 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September 27, 2024 I am responsible for my actions–God is responsible for the results of my actions. This is a life of faith. Therefore, my highest priority is to be led by the Spirit, for as surely as I know that God is love, I can trust that goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
December 7, 2024
#1271 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 7, 2024 The recent election has caused me to lose faith in humanity. Not a problem–it only increases my faith in God.
December 8, 2024
Family Sunday, because this blog is a family effort…
#1272 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
November 1, 2024. This is my first entry of my fourth year of HGSTMT. What have I learned? *I don’t ever know what to expect from God, but it is better than I think. *God can speak to me in a major way but I am so preoccupied it can take me a week to notice. *Just like every relationship, Ours is unique. *Trust overcomes selfishness and love overcomes fear. *I have no control over who reads what I write or how they react to it, but God does. *I am blessed to have Karen as muse/editor/filter before I post these meditations.
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