THE REFLECTIVE LIFE

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Today I look back at what God has been doing in my life and I see His hand everywhere I look. I have lived for seventy-three years but I have not always been aware of the providence of God—His leading and guiding in my life. Too much of the time I have thought that I was in charge or just being led by blind chance. NOT SO! I agree with Abraham Heschel who said, “Our life is not our own property but a possession of God. And it is this divine ownership that makes life a sacred thing.”

Jesus comes to us in a thousand ways and for a thousand reasons, all of them for our Good. “Behold,” He says, “I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).

I grew up in a religious environment that saw God in only one place—the Bible. I now know that is wrong headed thinking. I am committed to living a more reflective life so I can be more spiritually sensitive to the everyday moments of life. Looking back over my life I see God everywhere. I am what I am and where I am because of Him.

I thank God every day for His leading. I pray for strength to follow!