Philippians 4:6-7 (New King James Version)
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
(NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
When to go and when to wait has been-is one of the hardest lessons for me. This force is driving me and it is compelling me. It pulls me and I allow it to lead me. It is my spiritual DNA. I am a man of passion. I have a fire burning deep in my soul and it is fighting for a deeper relationship with God, a full life, and love. It is so powerful and I love it. I absolutely love it. I live my life free. I Know that whatever I have here I can never take with me. It is of this world. All I have in truth is my life. The spirit that is within.
Nonetheless, with such an intense longing to live life and a passion to taste the delicious and eclectic nature of humanity, one must also have wisdom. When do I go and when do I stay?I get so antsy at times. I want to immerse myself in all the flavors of life. I think about it often. Man..... what am I to do? I didn't make me ..I just try to do the best I can with what I have. I will never confess to being the wisest or the smartest. I know very little. But what I know I try to apply to my life.
Part of my journey I am sure is learning to sip life. To sip and savor. To smell and touch and absorb. My great lesson is to slow down. Just slow down. There is so much out there so much to learn and read and see and so little life. Yet this is why the lesson is so important. It is the quality of life....the quality. Steady progress over time. When the door opens however, you must go like the gunner horses until you squeeze every ounce out of life.....I will ....I will trust more..I will try to learn the lesson of patience.
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Your honesty is admirable. If we could just grasp the concept of channeling ALL our passion,our fight, toward the deeper relationship with God ONLY the task might seem easier. For the other two we seek, a full life and love, will manifest itself within the fight for His love. And if taking off like the gunner horses and squeezing every ounce out of life the goal – should we challenge ourselves to be more than patient, and also be careful and considerate? discerning and gentle? and bracing the one thing that makes up our life – the one thing that feels deeply the overwhelming force of this squeeze – the people we meet.
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