I love my new sitting room. What do I do there? Mostly just sit . . . think . . . ponder . . . read . . . write . . . pray.
I never knew how much I’d enjoy this new room. It’s really not a new room – just an old room that has changed its function. Several weeks ago, I enlisted the creativity and know-how of my decorating friend. In 2 days, we changed 2 old rooms in our house into 2 new rooms, complete with a change of furniture, paint and purpose. The old living room became the new dining room. The old dining room became the new sitting room.
It’s a much better use of space. I don’t know why we hadn’t done it before now.
Now I have a place to sit and ponder . . .
And there’s so much to ponder. It seems at every turn God has been stirring something within me.
Maybe it’s the “Second Half of Life” questions (Richard Rohr’s book Falling Upward) from a recent retreat:
Who am I?
Where do I belong?
What do I care about?
What is my life’s purpose?
Maybe it’s the challenge of the speakers at Catalyst:
“Be a student, not a critic.” – Andy Stanley
“When you own your story, you get to write the ending.” – Brene Brown
“Do not miss your moment! What God is speaking into your heart now may be for a moment down the road.” – Margaret Feinbeck
“We should be more focused on God’s sufficiency than our insufficiency.” – Louie Giglio
One thing is certain: being still is necessary for me to understand the stirrings of God in my heart.
Thank you, God, for a place to sit.
Psalm 46:10 – “Be still and know that I am God.”
Psalm 66:12b – “You have brought us out to a spacious place” (NRSV)
“You brought us to a place of abundance” (NIV)
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Question to readers: Where is your “place” to hear God’s voice in your life?
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