Everywhere I go, I experience the presence of the Holy Spirit. I have never felt alone a single day in my life. He is with me in nature, haunting the morning light as it dances on the leaves. He stirs my soul when I hear music, or listen to a stream running over rocks. I sense His presence every time I witness an act of kindness. He is, of course, a friendly Ghost, and I am grateful for His companionship.
“I am with you always.” Jesus Ps.16 Conversations
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Make your home, not in some external structure, but in the very depths of your soul. Set your deepest affections, not on what is passing and temporal, but the eternal, and abide there. Diligently teach yourself the skill of dwelling; of knowing where your home is and how to remain there.
“Abide in me and I in
Lord forgive my hypocrisy. I silently judge some action or attitude in another but fail to condemn and deny my own, even when I know you disapprove. I know that I will never arrive in this place, but there is no excuse when I fail to deal with my own sins and then question someone else's. Help me silence my judgments and cooperate with a good pruning.
“You have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.” Jesus
Humans are notorious in our corruption of what is sacred. I fear that many modern notions about “love,” simply evidence another corruption. Love isn't love if it leads us away from spiritual, emotional and physical health rather than to God’s purposes. God is love in all its goodness, not some temporary consoling of human passions?
“God is love. Whoever abides in love abides in God and God in them.” Conversations Within ts 7/25/
I can honestly say that the Spirit of Jesus excites life in me. He has become the beat and rhythm of every song, and moves me to turn up the volume and dance with delight. Every day He wakes me with an invitation to enjoy sharing the day together.
“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill
