Life as God's Kingdom
By Saint Stuart
This Christmas I started to think about what it is to feel life and the world as God’s Kingdom– to feel enchanted, like a saint, or a mystic, or just like the person you’ve always wanted to be, feeling deeply enriching natural ecstasy, discovering enlightened moments of divine wisdom–theosophy–and seeing my life as a continual process of benefit and love to the world we share. That’s what the Holy Spirit led me to. That’s what I found when I applied the teachings of Jesus to my life. That is the path that God leads me to show how to reveal the way to, by living devoutly to Him and His Word in every moment of every day. “Prepare ye the way of the Lord” (Mark 1:3).
Making ourselves the rich soil in which the seeds of the gospel will grow is a crucial starting point, and knowing if we are working with our own finite understanding or God’s ultimate illumination is the difference between directing the progress of His kingdom to our own selfish ambitions or His perfect plans for all. The key to discovering that is in growing daily in interaction and communication with God. Keeping our minds focused on things related to Him, even if just for a few moments each day, will condition our souls to know His presence. Read a scripture verse, say a prayer, acknowledge Him when you wake and when you go to sleep each day, and know what it is to commune with God as a regular habit. That will help anyone discern whether divine or human understanding is at work in your life. Have you brought a belief to God who will reveal His wisdom concerning it or have you formed it based on a limited capacity of knowledge?
When devotions are a foundation to each day, you will notice when they are absent by being skipped or forgotten. When all of your beliefs are in line with God’s, you will notice when your mind is processing a belief that just won’t sit right. This is the preparation of the soil that will grow the seeds of God’s Word to bear rich, nutritious fruit, and roots that will grow deep and strong. It will be an ever-present source of life-affirming confirmation of God’s love for you.
Speaking of the seed that “fell on good ground, sprung up and yielded a crop a hundredfold” (Luke 8:8), Jesus said “are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience” (Luke 8:15). When we recognize the things of God, we value them and apply them to our lives as He guides us to. We mature.
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By Saint Stuart
This Christmas I started to think about what it is to feel life and the world as God’s Kingdom– to feel enchanted, like a saint, or a mystic, or just like the person you’ve always wanted to be, feeling deeply enriching natural ecstasy, discovering enlightened moments of divine wisdom–theosophy–and seeing my life as a continual process of benefit and love to the world we share. That’s what the Holy Spirit led me to. That’s what I found when I applied the teachings of Jesus to my life. That is the path that God leads me to show how to reveal the way to, by living devoutly to Him and His Word in every moment of every day. “Prepare ye the way of the Lord” (Mark 1:3).
Making ourselves the rich soil in which the seeds of the gospel will grow is a crucial starting point, and knowing if we are working with our own finite understanding or God’s ultimate illumination is the difference between directing the progress of His kingdom to our own selfish ambitions or His perfect plans for all. The key to discovering that is in growing daily in interaction and communication with God. Keeping our minds focused on things related to Him, even if just for a few moments each day, will condition our souls to know His presence. Read a scripture verse, say a prayer, acknowledge Him when you wake and when you go to sleep each day, and know what it is to commune with God as a regular habit. That will help anyone discern whether divine or human understanding is at work in your life. Have you brought a belief to God who will reveal His wisdom concerning it or have you formed it based on a limited capacity of knowledge?
When devotions are a foundation to each day, you will notice when they are absent by being skipped or forgotten. When all of your beliefs are in line with God’s, you will notice when your mind is processing a belief that just won’t sit right. This is the preparation of the soil that will grow the seeds of God’s Word to bear rich, nutritious fruit, and roots that will grow deep and strong. It will be an ever-present source of life-affirming confirmation of God’s love for you.
Speaking of the seed that “fell on good ground, sprung up and yielded a crop a hundredfold” (Luke 8:8), Jesus said “are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience” (Luke 8:15). When we recognize the things of God, we value them and apply them to our lives as He guides us to. We mature.
Read the rest at https://thefiretongue.com/2022/12/26/life-as-gods-kingdom/
#Christian #Catholic #Jesus #Christ #God #bible #church #spiritual #religious #believer #blessed #faith #hallelujah #praisegod #devotion #parable #godskingdom #thykingdomcome
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