It is hard to describe this adequately in less than a million words. Ok, slightly exagerated but still ....
The cruise was good. The Egyptian temples and monuments were cool. But most significant was the time I spent reading a novel and the Bible. Not huge on the Adrenaline high scale, but huge on the I'm a big romantic scale.
First, the novel - it's a simple story called "The Rescue" by Lori Wick. As I read it, I felt such a peace and such tenderness. At first, I thought it was just kinda cool - y'know good book, warm, fuzzy feelings. But, it really felt pronounced - like my heart was being touched with something really gentle and soothing. I just couldn't get past how calming it was. Later on that day, I come across this Bible scripture - one of my favorites from a few years ago:
Zephaniah 3:17 - "He (God) will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
Wow!! That described it perfectly - God was quieting me with His love.
Second, just the time reading my Bible and a book called, the Beginner's Guide to Prophecy, asking God questions and discovering His answers on things. As a quick aside, prophecy is described as seeing people as God sees them, and hearing what God has to them and about them. It is a gift described in the New Testament that is meant to encourage and build up people. But, it has often been abused and people have been hurt. Like anything - people have used it to wack other people on the head in the name of God. That's just evil.
Anyways, so many things spoke to me. Things I had been wondering about and things I hadn't. There were things that God reminded me of. There were just so many little coincidences of things I had been thinking about, and there were the answers.
I've taken away a few things from the books. It'll all sound cliche if I type it out. Instead I'll just say that I've taken mental notes on how I need to view my work, my boss, people who let me down and people who hurt me. Little things and views I need to change, like course corrections if your driving a boat.
The cruise was good. The Egyptian temples and monuments were cool. But most significant was the time I spent reading a novel and the Bible. Not huge on the Adrenaline high scale, but huge on the I'm a big romantic scale.
First, the novel - it's a simple story called "The Rescue" by Lori Wick. As I read it, I felt such a peace and such tenderness. At first, I thought it was just kinda cool - y'know good book, warm, fuzzy feelings. But, it really felt pronounced - like my heart was being touched with something really gentle and soothing. I just couldn't get past how calming it was. Later on that day, I come across this Bible scripture - one of my favorites from a few years ago:
Zephaniah 3:17 - "He (God) will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
Wow!! That described it perfectly - God was quieting me with His love.
Second, just the time reading my Bible and a book called, the Beginner's Guide to Prophecy, asking God questions and discovering His answers on things. As a quick aside, prophecy is described as seeing people as God sees them, and hearing what God has to them and about them. It is a gift described in the New Testament that is meant to encourage and build up people. But, it has often been abused and people have been hurt. Like anything - people have used it to wack other people on the head in the name of God. That's just evil.
Anyways, so many things spoke to me. Things I had been wondering about and things I hadn't. There were things that God reminded me of. There were just so many little coincidences of things I had been thinking about, and there were the answers.
I've taken away a few things from the books. It'll all sound cliche if I type it out. Instead I'll just say that I've taken mental notes on how I need to view my work, my boss, people who let me down and people who hurt me. Little things and views I need to change, like course corrections if your driving a boat.
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