My long-ago blinding flash of the obvious taunts me: We can't get that which we already have, and we can't realize we have it until we give it away. ("It" being, specifically, love, patience, kindness, thoughtfulness...all the goodies.)
Is it the results we get when we use those goodies that trip us up? That seems to be my current problem with the Sermon. I agree with my adversary quickly...and my adversary mistakes my agreement for weakness. S/He promptly doubles down, going from, in my ever-so-humble opinion, a borderline jerk to a horse's patoot.
It is hard to remember that the answer...still...is to agree with my adversary quickly. It's probably not as hard to remember as it is to want to do it...I can remember, but for what? being the blinding flash of the obvious then. The answer, of course, is for still more spiritual growth.
"Pay me now or pay me later." Meaning, if we're serious about seeking still more spiritual growth, we do now that which we need to do to grow spiritually...or we do it later, and always, without fail, 100 percent of the time, it is harder later.
So s/he doubles down...I can think "thank you, God, for this opportunity to grow with you" and let God speak. He can and he will...I know this because on the too few occasions that I've given over to him, he has...he has used my mouth and my voice to speak kind words, words that I had no idea were coming.
There. That's the solution to my "problem with the Sermon." Feel the resistance and do it anyway. Kiss it on the lips and do it anyway. There is no cheap spiritual growth.
Thank you.
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