I awakened this morning enjoying the peace of God, which passeth all understanding
and with the phrase peace multiplied
being spoken by the still small voice inside. Night before last my husband and I arrived at the home of a dear friend with whom we’ve been in fellowship for over 35 years. She’s one of the very few people with whom I’ve felt I could be totally transparent as I’ve been on this spiritual journey. Though we lived in the same area for decades, I moved hundreds of miles away 15 years ago. Of course modern technology has enabled us to continue our relationship mostly from a distance, though we do see each other at least once or twice a year, sometimes for as long as three weeks. Yesterday a mutual friend, with whom we’ve both been transparent, called, and I had a very long and satisfying conversation with her where we were able to share the things that really mattered to us, not just engage in small talk.
One Thing Have I Desired
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
The Hound of Heaven
God in Expression
God has not only shown me a parable of my attempts to relate to the law god (see Life Is a Parable); He has also given me a parable to show me what it looks like to relate to the true God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Living Intuitively
As my husband and I were taking our early morning walk today (Sunday), I began thinking about what I was going to cook today. Since I had oral surgery last Tuesday, I have been eating soft foods that don’t irritate my sore mouth. I therefore began thinking of all the soft foods that I might cook.
Life Is a Parable
Our everyday lives are parables wherein God speaks to us, as Jesus did to the people of His day.
Not of Works
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
What Do I See?
My consciousness is what I am aware of, what I see.
And that is precisely what I experience. I can have either a human consciousness or a God consciousness—coming either from the carnal mind (which is no mind at all, but rather false beliefs in good and evil and in separation from God) or the Christ mind (which everyone has but may not be aware of). In the Christ mind is the expectation of only that which is harmonious and wonderful. Paul calls it the fruit of the Spirit:
Who Am I?
I am the son of the living God (Romans 8:16; 1John 3:2). I am God’s offspring (Acts 17:28-29), born of His Word (1Peter 1:23). I am the original creation, in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). I am (in my true identity) not a person (personality); I am Spirit (Ephesians 4:4-6), one with my Father (John 10:30; John 17:21). I have the mind of Christ (1Corinthians 2:16). I have been given dominion over all creation (Genesis 1:26).
“Think Not”–“Think On”: The Parable of the Sower
Today I heard the inner voice telling me to stop analyzing ANYTHING, that this constant over-thinking is robbing me of the peace Jesus has freely given. Jesus taught us to take no thought
about the things we think most about. As I am constantly listening to the still small voice of Spirit, I am to do and say what I FEEL to do and say as a result of what I’m hearing, not what I THINK I should do and say.
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