Sitting on our patio recently among the beauty of nature, I looked around as the sun began to set and noticed how quiet it was. Like a magnet, I was drawn to the stillness of the moment. It was the lack of noise that quieted my heart, I am sure. That serene moment seemed to usher in a sense of the presence of God. It had been a long and trying several days, so the silence felt good. God is surely …
Tag: Listening for God
Is it true that God is really with us…all the time?…even when things seem out of control, disorganized, and life’s purpose seems hollow? Is God still there when people hurt you, when you get slighted or when you feel inferior to everyone around you? Ever been in a meeting where personalities clashed, emotions roared and feelings were hurt. Ever sling a little mud back at the person that’s attacking you? I have. I recently had one of those meetings where …
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Life Compass www.cloudwalk.org is a 6 month experience where you will discover who God has uniquely made you to be – your passions, your gifts, your beliefs, your weaknesses, your fears… and your God given purpose. For those who have read Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Life”, this is a natural next step in understanding who God has “shaped” you to be. It has been said that to know God you must know who God has made you to be… to know …
It seems like I live my work-week and much of my weekends with stress at my side. The stresses and demands of the day often take me off task, they cloud my thinking, interfere with my quiet connectedness to God, they push and edge their way into my life very quickly and at the same time often push my relationship with God out of the picture. While thinking about this during my prayer time one day this week a vivid …
My windshield was pretty dirty yesterday, so I got out the Windex and paper towels and got busy. When I was finished, it looked 100% better. I cleaned the inside and outside and it looked great! I thought I had done a fine job cleaning my windshield. This morning I took my son to school. The moment we turned at the bottom of the street to face east (directly into the sunlight), the windshield looked like crap. There was a …