NONRESISTANCE IS LOVE...RESIST IT NOT

Resist not evil...how I love that reminder. I awake this morning, the morning after the presidential election, with the news sounding less-than-wonderful, and my reasoning mind tells my heart it needs to break. 

But I resist not evil...after my coffee (first things first). It comes to me that this is a call to arms...not to the arms of an AK47 but to the arms of God who can and will intervene in our life on our behalf. 

To not resist evil and the way of its followers is not to curry their favor by becoming like them, using their tactics...that is resistance at its lowest...to not resist is to live by spiritual principles, walk toward our fear, toward God, to get to the other side of that which we are resisting. 

Yes, we will know pain, but we know from personal experience that it is more painful to not live by spiritual principles...we've been there, we've lived that. 

I remember on awakening in 2018 the morning after the midterms, and the word was defeat...the early returns were less-than wonderful, the news a total downer. Then maybe a couple days later, after all votes were counted, the news turned...we found that control of the House had flipped, among other changes for the better.  

I love James Finley's words: We’re here for one thing, ultimately: to learn how to love, because God is love. Love is our origin, love is our ground, and love is our destiny.

This morning, however, the word from me to me: Patience...this too shall pass. Or, pray for peace and keep on truckin'. 

Thank you.