A few words...pt. 2

How do we find time in the midst of the chaos of daily life to nurture a spiritual life? Desire...Inspire...Inquire

Desire
Well, if I've captured your interest enough that you are still reading, I'm guessing you already have the first necessity down...desire. We start with a desire, a will to know God. What you will, whether you have succeeded in accomplishing it completely or not, is evidence of where your heart is.

Inspire
Desire, like soil, must be cultivated. If a tree, known by it's fruit, has a desire to bear good fruit, yet is planted in dry, infertile soil, it's fruit will be poor no matter how great is the tree's desire for good fruit. If your desire is to know God, feed your spirit! Inspire your mind and will with the wisdom of the ages found in the writings of godly men and women from the past and present. Be inspired!

Inquire.
Webster's Thesaurus defines an inquiry as "the act or instance of seeking the truth, information or knowledge about something." My personal belief is that God pervades everything, God is literally omnipresent, God's spirit is in all things and holds all things together. Without God, nothing is. So as we still our hearts in prayer, we are not asking God to come down and meet with us. Rather, we are quieting our spirits enough that we can become awake to the presence that is already always surrounding us and permeating our very being. God is infinite, boundles spirit,not far off, but near...always. It is up to us to "be still and know."

Is it really that simple? Do you want to know God?...Ask. Ask when you are doing the dishes, ask when you are folding the laundry, ask when you are tucking your kids into bed, ask when you are brushing a little girls hair or cradling a tiny sleepless one at night. And listen...God is there...in every moment, every breath, every smile, every tear.