June 10, 2024
#992 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2024 This from my quiet time: “We do not create prayer, but merely prepare the ground and clear away the obstacles. Prayer is always a gift, a grace, the flame which ignites the wood; the Holy Spirit gives prayer.” –from True Prayer by Kenneth Leech. ‘…the flame which ignites the wood..’ — I love that. Teach me to pray, Holy Spirit.
June 11, 2024
Golf Tuesday, quietly…
#993 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2024 Silence. Many of my more mystical mentors indicate that it is the most fertile ground for opening up to God’s presence and hearing His voice. Silence is a discipline, especially for me. I believe God wants me to exercise that discipline into my daily living. Today I tried to make no verbal response to any golf shot I hit. (I’ve noticed most of the best golfers I play with are pretty quiet about it.). I was only about 80% successful, but I could tell it was a positive step. I’m pretty sure this is part of the inward journey.
June 12, 2024
#994 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2024 The flesh and the Spirit. The Bible says these two forces are at work within me, in opposition to each other. How can I ensure that the Spirit wins out. The answer is simple: by faith. Jesus has already won the war.
June 13, 2024
#995 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
May, 2024 Listening and speaking. I think He has enrolled me in a refresher course. The Holy Spirit has convinced me that it’s way more important for me to listen than to speak. My ego greatly prefers speaking, so this is a spiritual battlefield. Thank God I am never alone on a battlefield.
June 14, 2024
#996 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February, 2024 I know it seems ridiculous to take some normal endeavor in my life (like buying a used car), and have everything come together like clockwork, and reach an entirely satisfactory conclusion, and to say “That was the Lord”. But it was–you had to be there. Thank You Jesus.
June 15, 2024
#997 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March, 2024 It is always hard for me to discern what another person’s conception of God is–even other Christians. Oh, I know most of the theology, and perhaps their personal testimonies, but not much about their everyday relationship. God is my best friend, and in these posts I am attempting to illuminate why that is true, and how He might also become your best friend. He is so good at it.
June 16, 2024
I wrote this on Father’s Day a year ago but I didn’t have a good photo…
#998 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 18, 2023 It is Father’s Day morning. I suspect I will hear from all three of my children, which immediately brightens an already sunny day. I celebrate fatherhood. My dad was a good man who once told me “I could become a Christian–you only have to do one thing–convince your mother.” (I never did). My two sons and my son-in-law are fantastic fathers. The most certain key to success in fatherhood is to do it with a great mother–we all did.
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