Soul Sister Time

                It is important to monitor who speaks to your soul.   It will make a huge difference in life and even more in death.   You don’t want to be a fool when it comes to supervising your soul.                 The thoughts of a rich man found in Luke 12:19-20 reveal why such scrutiny of soul thoughts is necessary.   And I’ll say to myself, You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.   But God said to him, You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?                 I imagine that this foolish man did not even realize that he was speaking to his soul.   He was so focused on the earthly realm that he did not...

            Two years ago I sensed God calling me to take special notice of sunrises and sunsets.   I had always enjoyed their beauty and had many memorable sunsets or sunrises, especially when traveling and I had time to focus on the beginning or ending of each day.             I will never be able to forget the sunset I saw from the rooftop of my hotel in Rome.   I was all alone because my family was tired after a long day of touring and decided to take a nap before dinner.   I was in Rome!   I could not sleep so I ventured up to the roof.   What was so amazing about this sunset was that earlier in the day I had seen the Sistine Chapel, but that masterpiece could not compare to the sights and sounds of the masterpiece in the sky.   I loved sharing sunrises and sunsets with my husband in magical places like Hawaii and even at home in Dallas....

            If God wants what is best for me, then why do I have a hard time wanting it too?   Our minds have definitely been damaged by the fall.   Even though I know better than to want what I want, I can’t stop myself.   I find it difficult to transform my mind from wanting what I want into wanting what God wants.             Wanting God isn’t easy.   It’s only the seasoned saints who truly breaks through to fully wanting God more than their selfish desires.   They don’t want God on their own.   They need help just like I do.   To want God is to want His will. In the Christmas story the Virgin Mary seemed so prepared to do God’s will, more than Zachariah.   Eventually they both wanted God’s best; it just took a few months of speechlessness for Zachariah to come around.   This means there is hope for me.    ...

             God’s love is unimaginable.   The depths to which He will go to bring those He loves into relationship with Himself are awe inspiring.   My own personal experience of being separated from my husband through death has brought richer meaning to God’s love for me.   As you can imagine, it is not easy to learn to live in the absence of someone who has been a constant strength for almost three decades.   All my siblings and I have long-term marriages.   I have noticed in each of us that we have taken on the characteristics of our spouses through the years.   For instance, I became more generous through living with Brian, and he became more willing to plan and save for the future through being married to me.   Decades of marriage merges minds as well as bodies and souls, thus your whole being aches when these unions are separated through death or divorce.   I have also obser...