I have been seeing a lot of things and being handed a lot of stuff on a silver platter, per se, that discusses what our relationship with God is supposed to look like. Things that I should already know, but that somehow have not quite made it into the way I live out my Christian life. And the difference is noted in my title. I often still live life as if it is something I can control by cause/effect as opposed to an endless list of needs for God's provision. You may think that going with the second
A bundle of appetites. That’s what I am as a bodily entity. This fleshly tent in which I abide is intent on and, unfortunately, often content with finding things that satisfy it, please it and make it feel comfy-cozy. Any twinge of displeasure or dissatisfaction is immediately addressed sub-consciously with, “What can I do to alleviate this abomination?” That thought arises no matter how small the discomfort may be. Or even if it is not discomfort…even if it is just a thought like, “I want