The medicine Man has His eye on the medicine bawl. James 5:16 I have to be led to this place by another over and over until I see Him through another and his words/silence as the one who sees me. Genesis 16:13
Once I realize that He hasn't turned away, I now look for guidance in companionship. Psalm 32:8
From profession to confession to expression. Galatins 5:6
It's hard to break(brake) the habit of digging up the old to make an excuse for a new and improved version versus digging into the new. We tend to recycle what is already known in new ways rather than discerning new discoveries about who we are and what we are to do; for that is the very best even when we don't do our best. Our deep need for bragging rights as self-made self-starters often demands that we be the best at expense of the best. Why is this? We direct tremendous effort in trying not to fail rather than the creative tension in our life brought on by the Holy Spirit where we no longer have to try not to fail. Romans 3:21
We either succeed or fail with victory because we learn from our mistakes. Wisdom from the Holy Spirit when led by faith interprets the failures for us as training, learning, discipline, or a combination.
Creatively receive the very best as it is discerned and live that out in real time(heart bent).
We are not to be remembered as having Fled the Flint Stone. Torch out(Be still) and Peace in(then rock on), but not returning to folly. Isaiah 50:7-11
The surge of affection that transcends the insurgent feelings. The surge of feelings without affection, or feelings that refuse affection, keep me stuck to the pew in fearful anticipation of losing(near miss) first right of refusal without commitment. Affectionate love keeps me stuck on you, not the pew. Yet this love carries with it the surge-protected(less impulsive) freedom to ask the questions and share things that are important to me about you and me without stealing, killing, or destroying your own affections and feelings by my lack of discipline.
The cleansing descent to the height of awareness. James 4:7-10
How amazing it is when we come together(heart forum) to worship more than our feelings. Matthew 18:20
Happy Birthday Mom! An only, not lonely child, born on Christmas day when the main pipes froze and burst in Murray Ky so there was no water, the Bank of Murray caught on fire, and the doctor, Dr. Covington, had a heart attack after the delivery.
Contrarian indicator and the caterer. One knows and shows, the other shows what she knows. To know Christ reveals and heals, to show Christ appeals. Luke 10:38-42
Drink it in. It's a new Son, not a new or once in a blue moon. Before new moon He was. His life is in the blood of his death and His light is the life of his bloodline. Blood without Light is distant at high noon or moon. Psalm 121:3-6
I goad, you went. Go(with Me) or continue to wince(resist) at your own peril. Acts 26:14
Getting to know someone more or being in some new situation that begins to challenge or change the way I’ve lived, I find that my tendency is to rely on my own wisdom and experience what to do next. There’s nothing uncommon about that among most of us. However, it’s more often than not that I rush with a lead foot into conclusions that I act on that lead me into further conclusions. This creates in me more confusion the farther I go. Something just doesn’t feel right all of a sudden. I discover not only my insecurity at this point, but how rarely I seek to be led in these situations. I try to control the matter by asking the wrong questions that often start with “What should I…?. My questions come more from others that I’ve seen in similar situations, grown up hearing, or just from nervous habit. I realize that I really am not even asking, but making judgements wrapped in a question.
The force by which I live or the momentum that is carrying me goes against the often quoted Psalm 46:10 “Be stilll and know that I am God.” Only in the stillness will I discover the whisper leading me with a new question or the same question reworded so that the answer is discovered.
Then comes the question that even grown successful men often ask “How do I do that?”
Psalm 23 addresses this so simply that though many of us have it memorized, we rarely think of it when a challenge or change comes.
He leads me there to reveal that there is His home, deep within me. I learn to turn within as I’m led now more than I ever knew that the Holy Spirit was willing to lead. Matthew 26:41
Oh the wonder and beauty of intimacy as work in progress! Psalm 25:14
Inability in my own wisdom to harmonize the love, justice, and wisdom of God. 2 Peter 3:9
Quickenedsand lot. Psalm 81:16
It's easier to label(categorize) than to understand(know) under stress. Labels limit and procrastinate understanding by controlling arguments. Fear from unbelief is often a cause and an intensifying result. Matthew 25:24-25
Intellectual acceptance and emotional rejection often expressed as "I should...." or "A part of me feels...". Psalm 86:11
