Narrowing, but not narrow-minded
What if God’s will is so expansive that it includes everyone — everything we are and everything we do — and only narrows when we learn the lesson we’re meant to so we can take the next healthy step in life? That would mean each of us is progressing along God’s path, within God’s will, […]
Today, you have…
Today, you have exactly enough time to do all of God’s will for you.
Do our brains grow toward what we choose?
Our brains our changing. At least mine is. It has to, in order to keep up with the constant influx of information, sensory input, and data. To analyze it properly and make the right decision. I read and process information differently. My brain is adapting, as a survival strategy. I’m not sure what that means, […]
Push the button!
What if God has made everything possible: laid out every step, anticipated every possibility, shaped every turn, and all that’s left is to push the activation button? So often I get caught circling a decision. Oh, I’m very aware of something that is demanding action. Perhaps it keeps prompting me, poking me with its warning […]
What is God-willing anyway?
“God-willing.” I hear it all the time. Sometimes I hear it from me. What is God-willing? And what have I got to do with it? Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy will be done…” But somehow we have adapted this as an in-case-it-doesn’t-happen strategy. I’m asking for this, specifically, but if it doesn’t come out the […]
Navigating the Neutral Zone
How do you come to the table? the decision table, that is. A person I respect offered, “Come to the table with your contribution but not with your mind made up.” Such good advice, if you can pull it off. My problem is…I am a leaner. I am not sure I am ever neutral. I come with […]
