The Root of Goodness
Inner peace is taking over. There is so much outer cause for trembling and yet I am at rest. God really is good. That’s the big revelation that keeps me safe and secure. I find myself wanting only the most essential elements; peace, temperance, kindness, compassion, contentment and wholeness. I no longer want the “conditions” that promise to give me peace…I just want the peace! Jesus Christ is the visible representation of the Father. His life, words, and actions revealed the character of my loving Creator. Jesus said If I were to ask for a fish I...
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I bear fruit, not by struggle, but by resting humbly and receptively in His love for me. His presence is my true home; His voice my true conviction. My hope is in Him and He stimulates growth. I trust His ability to meld with my true desire for holiness. I remain still in the midst of motion and I remain in motion in the midst of stillness. With union in view my being conforms my doing. Bearing fruit takes energy…to have energy I must receive energy for I have none of my own. The ability to receive is based on identity with Christ Who is the only true being within me. My eyes are...
Read MoreFull Circle of Trust
Trusting Him with “all things Susan” is the action I’ve been taking. It is actually silencing torment and gracing movement. Entrusting Him with this life is paving a path of perpetual forgiveness. To trust Him explicitly is to trust everything that comes my way. Trusting His goodness and sovereignty in all things is removing the rock of offense from my line of vision. As trust takes over my heart, my soul is being cushioned with safety and rest. Trusting Him means trusting me and trusting me means trusting you and trusting you means trusting Him. All is well for God is go
Read MoreA Whole New Meaning
The subject of addiction sits at the core of my inner workings – which makes it a hard subject to resist. For this post, I’ll highlight addiction as anything that a false sense of “self” obsesses over; that which the false self determines to conquer or overcome. It could be anything; even the equivalent to Paul’s thorn in the flesh. Addiction manifests in many forms but I believe people”s propensity toward addiction is grounded in the illusion of a separate self – twisting uniquely in each person. There are no pat answers for overcoming addiction...
Read MoreAll is Only Good
For a long time I was afraid to explore my beliefs because I wasn’t sure how many of them were my own. My heart asked me to step outside of a box but I didn’t trust Christ as me enough to follow. I was scared to go alone and no one else seemed to have the same nagging questions as the ones my heart posed. How could they? Union with Christ forms an eternal monogamy and no one else can go to the inner chamber where Christ as me takes me. He forms a unique expression in me and that means we walk alone… together. Each person”s journey is an emergence into their...
Read MoreAsking for Trust
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) If the kingdom of God is within me then His righteousness is also found in me. I look inwardly and find the mystery divine – Christ in me, as me – and then I trust Him for the rightness of thought, purpose, and action in everything that follows. To trust Him is to proclaim no ability but His. Not too long ago, I thought to ask for wisdom (it served Solomon well) but instead my heart cried out for greater trust. With greater trust came a greater awareness of...
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