Posts Tagged ‘Trusting God’
Un-returned love is not wasted but flows back to soften and purify the heart of the lover
Love is an active and healthy concern for a person’s well-being; a desire to good for others. When we bestow love to someone, the acts and feeling of love flow from us to them. Nothing about the definition requires or even suggests that we will receive love as a reciprocal act. It’s not about us.…
Read MoreImagined fears ruin my day; the dreads of my imagination are always worse than reality.
Few things that consume us with fear, anxiety or worry ever happen the way we imagine. A single thought of what might happen enters our consciousness; our mind grasps that thought and nurtures it, spawning a family of fear-driven offspring. Morbid, fearful feelings follow the thought and start the downward spiral. It makes little difference…
Read MoreBuild a memory today
I have experienced the great advantage of almost dying, of being pretty certain that I would not live to see another day. Near death, I had few thoughts of my work, of my money or the possessions I was leaving behind. As I lay there, I realized that the one thing I would change about…
Read MoreGOD HAS THE FLASHLIGHT
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it’s time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. —Edward Teller I’d stayed on…
Read MoreGOD and LADY: Trusting God or a horse?
I realized short time ago that I trusted my horse more than I trusted God for quite a few years. I hate to admit this and it sounds almost sacrilegious when writing it, but it’s true. I love to ride horseback the high wilderness country in the Rocky Mountains. These rides can be miles from…
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