If we can attune our ears and hearts to listen for God’s Word continually, then that would be the essence of praying continually, right? Okay. I can listen continually…. I can’t talk continually. And I certainy can’t talk and listen at...
Seedbed’s JD Walt had posted a photo of a journal page entitled “If Scars Could Speak” on April 3,2023. It resonated with me because I’d had a “scar” surprise the night before. I went to see His Only Son on Sunday, April 2. I...
Listening. It is a special gift that the Holy Spirit gives when one asks God to let you serve his people with a heart like his. . It is not always done with the ears. It is done with the heart. One can hear things with the heart…. and the eyes…. that the...
I arrived early at my church one morning this week. It was quiet; staff members had not yet arrived. I sat on a comfortable sofa in the carpeted entry and just listened. I realized that even “quiet” isn’t silent. The renovated building has a life of...
Simplicity, Solitude, Silence, Surrender……movements in prayer that place one in a posture to be present to God. I heard a new concept last week – “surrendered listening”. I’ve heard “active listening” for years, you...
