Light might blind in order to bind to the sublime. Then reminds the mind in kind to see a sign for the right time.
Driven by blind impulse rather than by the eye of faith. Psalm 32:8-9
Every day I hear others say that they are stuck. But stuck isn't the precise word for their reality. Instead, they are trapped -- trapped by a question being used to accuse or excuse. How do you release yourself from the trap? Stop the question and LISTEN. Listening enables an action instead of just hearing a reaction to your question--the question that got you trapped or, in your words, "stuck" in the first place.
Makes you a stuffed animal. Envy is often the stuffing. Psalm 73:21-22
Discipline without direction.
I hear this many times a week or the camouflaged version as I don't know what to do. The desire for the magic solution competes strongly against the miraculous whisper deep in the heart to surrender both angry rebellion and brokenness. One must begin and continue as one being taught. Isaiah 50:4,5
Razing questions vs raising questions.
Reversing the domino effect of power abuse. Empowering rather than overpowering. A strong arm rather than strong-arming. A shoulder upon which to stand or be beside rather than off to the side.
I hear this so often. The rejection of anything that removes the serenity of our intellectual conceit put us in this state. The are many reasons why we do this but the main one is refusing the light available in our present life today, not tomorrow or yesterday. Psalm 36:9
A day to discover what is arresting your resting heartbeat. I call this slow-motion Saturday. My mother calls it no smile day(while she's smiling). From active to reflective to contemplative. Regaining a still perspective of the infinite stillness of our infinite Lord. Rhythmically retuned, passively active, and divinely wound and wined. Brennan Manning years ago encouraged me to memorize the following passage that would make this Sabbath Saturday a daily experience. John 15:1-17
The boldness to enter into or break out of an intolerable situation.
Most people with whom I speak say they are frustrated and stressed out. Once we begin to talk I find that their stress is related to not thinking and their frustration is the act of beginning to think and then stopping.
The real heart attack of risk and commitment toward others. The fight for freedom to follow in order to be followed.
A heart into which the love of the Holy Spirit is a shed. Romans 5:5