I am reminded that one of the hardest thing life asks of us is that we change our mind, and then the kicker...we cannot do that all on our own. If we remember that sooner rather than later, we save our self hopeless exasperation, and we do that which we were told to do originally: Go to God for God and that is all.
An example of the pearl we receive from God's upgrade of our thoughts comes from the line in the 23rd Psalm about thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. That read blah, blah, blah to me for a long, long time.
The time I meditated on each word and/or phrase of the 23rd Psalm brought my awakening, and I caught the inner meaning of that phrase. My BFO: We say payback is a bitch...no, payback is the prize!
For sure, payback as the prize required long and deep talks with the Father. Or, in truth, long and deep silences with him. Our Lord is not available on demand, just as needed, and only he knows our true need. If we're just wanting to debate, we have a long wait...I've found.
Coming to acceptance may have been when my mind was opened...I realized the opposite of my view is the way of spiritual growth. From my own life's experience, I know that to be true, and I use it often to find my sliver of gold in whatever woe is appearing.
Surely, though, not when Comcast screws up my bill...again! Yes. Even then...and I still must call Comcast. With possible exaggeration, I have often said that I'd rather be nailed to the cross then call Comcast for anything, yet call I must. Before I call, I remind me that this is the road toward my prize, and the call most often gets completed with less hassle than I projected...or at least never with more. It all starts with me changing my mind.
It's a comfort to think of changing my mind is letting God do my thinking for me. He's not overly quick on the uptake, according to me, which is probably why I once had the blinding flash of the obvious: God has to go slow in order for me to keep up.
Thank you.
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