Spiritual Perception

Thankfully, you've made it through another week and are ready for a nice, relaxing weekend. I'm having someone to stay the night with me, so I'm trying to get things in order. It's actually not working very well, as I seem to be glued to the computer! But I'm going to put this blog on--a repeat from my original blog--and hope that it's worth reading twice. I like this one very much. It's called  "Spiritual Perception," and it's a summary of Chapter 1 of Meeting God in Quiet Places: The Cotwold Parables by F. LaGard Smith.

Does the length of a rabbit's ears help it hear? Dogs don't have long ears and they have acute hearing. Watching rabbits reminds us that rabbits are doing what rabbits do, but they are also being what rabbits are--animals. God tells us as His children to DO and BE a person that pleases him.

Now I want to quote LaGard directly: "In much the same way (as the electronic sound waves that create what you listen to on the radio or television), there is also a spiritual dimension which surrounds and permeates our material world. Think of it as the realm in which angels exist--and Satan. It is in this unseen world that the Holy Spirit moves and in which spiritual warfare is taking place. The spiritual dimension is the arena of prayers and miracles. It's the world of the supernatural, the transcendent--a trysting place between the human and divine."

And now I hear you saying, WHAT???!!! Because you probably hadn't realized that the angels of God and the angels of Satan are fighting for your soul every moment of every day! The choices you make are not only choosing what you'll wear and where you'll go, but whose side your're on: God's or Satan's!

In some ways, it is to Satan's advantage to be moving in a material world, appealing to the lust of the eyes--what you see, the lust of the flesh--what you touch and feel, and the pride of life--what you own and what you do. But most of us have learned that these things are disappointing in the end, and do not fill us with what we most crave: love, peace, and happiness (or even contentment). Making choices out of our own wisdom is often choosing short term, when knowing what God wants us to be, and choosing on that basis is long term and fulfilling.

Going back to LaGard's analogy of the rabbits who use their ears as an "early warning system," did your "ears" go up when I mentioned that Satan is out to claim your soul? You have been given ears to hear and a heart to understand, but you must take time to be aware of the spiritual dimension around you in order to save your soul!

Have a great weekend!

Blessings...Mimi