It's like sensing an approaching wind. You feel it, ready your wings, and catch the current. And so you sail, watching the world pass below like a wandering stream. It's from this vantage that my soul observes, experiences, and seeks to put to expression ( Read more... )

Ephesians 6:18 - "praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit"

Jude 1:20 - "praying in the Holy Spirit"A conversation has parts where one speaks and the other listens - so does that mean that part of prayer is speaking and part of it is listening? I guess most people call the speaking part "prayer" and the listening part Bible " ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

I've read that Aspies are intellectually mature, but socially and emotionally not-as-mature. I can relate. I continue to struggle with "growing up." I've tagged some of my older posts about it, because it's been an ongoing challenge for me ( Read more... )

"Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah" -Psalm 62:8

So I fill my notebook with colorful verses from the Psalms, Isaiah, Proverbs, Job, Nahum, Mark, and 1 Thessalonians. In line with them are my prayers "and He heard my voice" :)

My natural posture is that of listening. I enjoy observing simply in order to observe. I find it difficult to formulate a response. In college, I loved attending lectures but dreaded class discussions. At work, I'm happy when I'm left to my spreadsheets, but uncomfortable in meetings. In matters of faith, I am altogether content observing a ( Read more... )

"How are you?" someone asks.

Picture a math problem. It asks for a summation of many numbers. At the bottom is a blank cell for the answer and scattered across the paper are various numbers. Some numbers are very faint and small, others flash in and out, others are very large, and still others have not yet appeared. The student can't possibly ( Read more... )

I recently finished reading through the first book of Psalms (1-41). I was struck by how many of the psalms quote the words or thoughts of others. Here are a few examples:

"When You said, 'Seek My face,'
My heart said to You, 'Your face, Lord, I will seek.'" Psalm 27:8

Many are they who say of me,
'There is no help for him in God.' Selah ( Read more... )

Why am I so hesitant to pray?

I feel as though I can't find the time and space to pray. When I do have time, I can't settle myself down enough to direct my focus and desire towards prayer. I think it'd be helpful to have a set time of day, but this is hard when I live in a shared house. I want to talk to God, theoretically, but when it comes ( Read more... )

Who am I? ( Read more... )