My reflections

Galatians 5:24-25 24 Now those ⌊who belong to Christ⌋  have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit. 26 We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” is a mediation on living in and following the Spirit. He says this: You will never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you will never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root a living faith upon the righteousness of Christ is the “following the Spirit” in our daily lives - it is living “like god”. What then is “true faith”? I think I can take Spurgeon to be saying that upon internal meditation do I find my faith to be secure and genuine. “true faith” is between me and the Lord. The meditation this morning though… “If I live by the Spirit, I must also follow the Spirit” is once again heavy on my heart as I wrestled through Reflecting on Romans 7:7-13 a few…

Philippians 2:15-18 14 Do all things without grumbling and disputing, 15 in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life, for a source of pride to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and rejoice with all of you. 18 And in the same way also you rejoice and rejoice with me. “Do all things without grumbling and disputing”… now, taking verses out of context is one of my biggest pet-peeves in Christian circles (and non-Christian as well I suppose, but when non-believers who read 4 pages of the Bible 20 years ago try to tell me what anything means I can kindly ask them to keep their illiteracy to themselves) However! With my brothers and sisters, there’s no such ask - if we all call on…

Morning, August 31 # “On mine arm shall they trust." —Isaiah 51:5 Spurgeon: Morning and Evening In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast himself on his God alone. When his vessel is on its beam-ends, and no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely trust himself to the providence and care of God. Happy storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God and God alone! There is no getting at our God sometimes because of the multitude of our friends; but when a man is so poor, so friendless, so helpless that he has nowhere else to turn, he flies into his Father’s arms, and is blessedly clasped therein! When he is burdened with troubles so pressing and so peculiar, that he cannot tell them to any but his God, he may be thankful for them; for he will learn more of his Lord then than at any other time. Oh, tempest-tossed believer, it is a happy trouble th…

Intro Been struggling more with work - what matters? I can’t help but feel like nothing… As a Christian I want to do my work “for an audience of 1” as the saying goes… I should do my work with excellence, and I think I have striven for that - it’s definitely one reason I have the success and reputation at work that I do have… but as far as the “work” goes, does it matter? To the company, I think the answer is clear - no. They want compliance and submission before innovation and success. But as a believer, where does my loyalty lie? What I mean is - if I was loyal to a company, then the scenario I’m in would very understadably lead to what I’m currently feeling - remorse, regret, embarrasment, and anger. But if I’m truly loyal to Yahweh, then wouldn’t it not matter at all what the company does? I do my work for Yahweh regardless of the company’s direction, instruction, or even whether or not they benefit… That’s my struggle - I don’t want to give another ounce of energy towards the succ…