January 16, 2006

How do you deal head on with a spiritual debate?

When you see two believers tussling over issues of faith, in the presence of other believers?

I actually ran into this tonight, at work, between two regular customers, when one dismissed the other as demonic for something that was said in prayer.

In truth, it was a misunderstanding, but truly, how does one deal with an issue such as this? I can only pray that God will work this severance between the two of them disappear.

I spent some time yesterday with a dear friend of mine, and we got on the topic of her standards for a Godly husband.

This got me thinking about what would be my spiritual standards for a wife.

I would need a woman that is not so caught on one perception of things that God couldn't change that perception.

My wife will have to be passionate about her faith, and not simply complacent.

She will have to want to make a difference in other's lives as a witness.

I have many more, but many others are more shallow, earthly aspects, or are otherwise between myself and God at this point.

I met one person last night at work that is in one of my classes, and I strengthened a friendship with a couple of other new friends of mine. It's amazing to see how God will encourage you with fellowship and enhance life when you listen and follow His sometimes, by our standards, risky requests.

Do we ever get so dead set on a path in one direction that God's set for us that we stop listening to Him, in the event He tells us to take a turn in the other direction?