no.178 131025 Thank you for speaking to us

Stopped the car to take a picture of the cows!! Pretty cool.

I was reading "Too busy not to pray" for my life group session today and came across the ways in which God speaks to us. According to Hybels, God speaks to us in three ways - through His word, through people and through direct prompting of the Holy Spirit. The author focuses on the last point and further divides it into four categories.

I think most of you can agree that we are all good at speaking to God. I love telling God about my problems, my life, my concerns and my plans. On the other hand, I'm always struggling to yield to God and let Him speak to me. I'm reminded of how important it is to listen and wait on God.

On a side note, I just realized that there are only two months left until Christmas. At Michael's, I bought a pack of assorted cardstock paper to start making Christmas cards while I have time. I think I previously shared how I was looking for Christmas baking ideas already. I know I shouldn't be too consumed with the worldly perspective and the idea of Christmas. I see myself facing this dilemma every year. I try to think that I what I'm doing is out of my love and thought for friends and family, but I need to take strangers into consideration. We all know how easy it is to give to people whom we love, and how hard it is to love strangers. That's the true Christmas spirit - to love the strangers as God sent His son Jesus for us. I want to challenge myself this Christmas as I every other Christmas - to get out of my comfort zone and show love to people who I don't know.