This morning... I'm reminded by another blogger... God is in the fire... Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in… Continue reading fire…
Category: Refinement
and it came to pass…
I learned a lesson this weekend...seeking His presence...as things went awry in my little world...No hot water...septic tank issues...a checkbook that wouldn't balance...None of these issues were resolved over the weekend...In the midst of all... I continued the spiritual discipline of seeking His presence... trying to rest in Him... trying to listen... seeking His peace...Monday...hot… Continue reading and it came to pass…
things are not always as they appear…
A restless heart... aggravated by various difficulties... and challenges...None really serious... just feeling their weight...My spirit most upset with me... and the restlessness... tired of me... struggling to rest... wanting to trust... but feeling out of sorts...That's when I grab up the Bonhoeffer devotional... Lord... speak to me... We all know that there are times in life… Continue reading things are not always as they appear…
lay it down…
Too often... after an act of obedience... following through on the call... to speak... act... offer... I critique... analyze... think about way too much... what I've done... how I've done it... Too often... I go back... consider... pick it up... pick at it... mentally... emotionally... and wonder if it was right... self-consciousness taking over... after… Continue reading lay it down…
thursday…
The Thursday... before... Good Friday...a call to watch... The Passion...the night of Jesus's arrest...the time... when darkness reigned...Then Jesus said to the chief priests,the officers of the temple guard,and the elders, who had come for him,"... this is your hour --- when darkness reigns."Luke 22:52-53An emotional experience... the watching... a spiritual discipline...Emotions... seen... journaled...Anger... the… Continue reading thursday…