If you asked me how I feel lately, my initial response might be "I'm tired." I guess, at my age, that is allowed. However, that feeling should not necessarily carry over to my spiritual state of affairs.
Interesting verse... Proverbs 15:30... when the light of our eyes is the very presence of Christ in our souls, our hearts are made glad by the abundance of grace and blessing freely bestowed upon us. As we become more aware of His presence in our own lives, we are comforted and strengthened by the evidence of His love and generosity in others as well. In Spanish, the idea is conveyed that our bones end up comforted...nourished... i.e., refreshed.
I need that sort of ministration. And, I would like to be capable of that sort of ministering: dispensing the kind of medicine that would refresh others right down to the bone.
It feels like somewhat of a paradox: the desire to share God's blessings while simultaneously being aware that nothing well learned is imposed by others. As the song writer wrote about the teacher, "His job is to shed light, and not to master."
In attempting this blog (a new endeavor for me), I do have thoughts I would like to share with whomever might be interested. They go out with a humble desire to shed a bit of light, and not to master.
This first entry is mostly for me: to remind me to live inside the parameters I established for this at the outset. If I stick to my guns, there will not be much revealed here about what I am against, no name-calling, no decrying the times we live in, nor anything that might be perceived as just plain meanness by outsiders. The Bible exhortation to contend for the faith was never intended to be a cloak to hide a contentious spirit.
It remains to be seen if I actually have anything interesting to say. As badly as my bones need refreshed, I suppose this is somewhat of a selfish endeavor. However, there is, deep inside, a desire to comfort and strengthen other believers.
I hope that will be evident in the entries that follow.
