I came to God dragging my heels because I feared becoming one of those religious folks who have lots of rules to follow and a life full of church activity and no fun.
Shallow and selfish, I know, but that’s the truth of who I was then. I wanted, as my mother used to put it, to go for the gusto in life, to have it to the full!
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven— 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear …
Life with the Spirit offers a dialogue with God that nourish your spirit and soul. Through my first reading of the Bible in 1979, I was inspired to believe and listen for the voice of my new Lord. My journals are now salted with conversations with God as He personally encouraged, comforted and mentored me. The Spirit makes the thoughts of God known to those in whom He lives. That, dear Christian, is YOU.
One year, preparing to lead a women’s retreat in Michigan, the Holy Spirit taught me something new about surrender. Our concept of surrender to God is giving everything up and yielding entirely to Him, which is accurate. The voices in our Bible — inspired by Holy Spirit — encourage us to yield our ways, plans …
