On the last day of 2009, I am reflecting at the year and decade previous. I got married, had a family, started a career, dealt with personal and professional problems, and raised children. I could go on about some great philosophical idea that I have learned, but I will settle for this simple list.
Things I learned in the last decade
1. Faith is a muscle. It needs to be stretched in order to grow.
2. I would never trade youth for experience.
3. Being a parent is about trying to do the right thing everyday.
4. Remember everyday your not a good parent tomorrow is another chance to try again.
5. God meets you where you are not in the "Church."
6. God works miracles even in the modern age you just have to expect them.
7. Random events are not random at all just God's plan.
8. Money is not important.
9. Family is important.
10. Live for today. Tomorrow is gone. The future is uncertain. Live today for God's glory by loving God and loving your neighbors.
Happy New Year.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Water Witching the Soul
Water witching whether you believe in it or not (Personally, I think it may have to do more with some people's empathetic abilities with the natural forces than with actual witch craft.) is the most basic skill of any living creature. Finding a source of water. In the soul, I am referring to the well of eternal water which Jesus said would bubble up inside a believer.
The new church which my wife and I now attend has begun an interesting journey to finding my soul water. My recent post about my dream didn't bring forth any great dream interpretation, but it did help my to understand the meaning of my dream. God sent me the dream in order to help my understand that while I am wandering I am not lost all. The things I need are right there in my general neighborhood.
At our old church, I was spoon feed the Word of the Lord. The muscle that I like to call faith was atrophied to a small unattractive spec. But now with the new church spiritual living is not spoon feed at all. I tell my wife all the time this church is about relationship, and relationships take time. I have also come to the realization that this church is about seeking your own spiritual food not being spoon feed the Gospel. I have begun the slow but ever present search for God in my daily life. When not being feed I need to find it on my own. I am witching my soul trying to find the well that I know is just below the surface. I know I can find it, but I also know that it will come at a price. As someone in the new church said, "Relationships get messy." So does digging for a well. Breaking through the surface means coming into contact with pieces of me I wanted to bury. So, here's to digging a well and here's to finding out what God wants to show me about myself.
The new church which my wife and I now attend has begun an interesting journey to finding my soul water. My recent post about my dream didn't bring forth any great dream interpretation, but it did help my to understand the meaning of my dream. God sent me the dream in order to help my understand that while I am wandering I am not lost all. The things I need are right there in my general neighborhood.
At our old church, I was spoon feed the Word of the Lord. The muscle that I like to call faith was atrophied to a small unattractive spec. But now with the new church spiritual living is not spoon feed at all. I tell my wife all the time this church is about relationship, and relationships take time. I have also come to the realization that this church is about seeking your own spiritual food not being spoon feed the Gospel. I have begun the slow but ever present search for God in my daily life. When not being feed I need to find it on my own. I am witching my soul trying to find the well that I know is just below the surface. I know I can find it, but I also know that it will come at a price. As someone in the new church said, "Relationships get messy." So does digging for a well. Breaking through the surface means coming into contact with pieces of me I wanted to bury. So, here's to digging a well and here's to finding out what God wants to show me about myself.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Dream
I just had a dream last night that had some significant spiritual tones to it. I know part of what the dream meant but now I am in need of an interpretation of what to do next. My wife suggests that I should put out there that I am looking for someone to help me interpret but not give away the story of the dream. Much like the story of Joseph I am seeking someone who could tell me what my dreams was and then tell me what it means. It is kind of scary living out something I have only read about in the Bible but the dream was that kind of dream. I really want someone to tell me what it all means. Has God giving you a message meant for me?
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