For a young person, who is trying to live a good spiritual life, I would suggest that they pursue what gives them life, what attracts them, energizes them in prayer, career, motivation. it took me a while to get the hang of this in my own life. You will be productive, helpful, fulfilled, upbeat when you use your talents and personality traits to good use. You cannot be what God did not put into you in the first place. I was never going to be a sprinter. No fast twitch muscles.
Later in life, you may find yourself not so fulfilled as you used to be. What happened? God is always at work. The job of spirtual growth in the later years is to do God's will. Wasn't I doing that earlier in my choices: Yes, and no. This will mean the cross. Christians are supposed to mirror Christ, no? God's way at this stage may not be your way. But to grow spirtually, and become all who God made you to be at this later stage, your will just won't cut it. I am finding this to be so.
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Sunday morning coffee, blue skies, prayer of gratitude and your words to reflect on for the day; thank you. Just wonderful
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ReplyDeleteIs "the cross" only a Christian metaphor or does every man take on his or her cross when they begin their own personal suffering?
ReplyDeleteCan we choose our crosses to bear or are they gifts from God? Don't we all wear the thorny crown?
Sometimes we chose our cross and sometimes it is given to us, no choice.
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