Look for God in 2008!
by VivianWhether you are a fan of New Year’s resolutions or not, please consider making a habit of reflecting on God moments in 2008.
Ken and I were talking about the reality of God in our lives, and how we might not see Him if we aren’t looking for Him. At some point we decided to make a conscious effort to recognize God in our daily lives, whether we acknowledged Him to ourselves or to others, so we started asking each other at bedtime, “Did you have a God moment today?”
A God moment could be a time we shared about God with someone else, or a time when we particularly sensed God in action that day.
In 2006, PACC studied the book “Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life” by Marjorie J. Thompson, which described a way of looking for “God moments”:
Try out a half-hour self-examination this weekend, directing the following questions to God:
- When have I been aware of your presence, guidance, or grace this week? How did I respond?
- When have I been especially unaware of your presence, guidance, or grace this week? Why?
- What habit of the heart do I need to acquire in order to live more faithfully?
How have you been blessed by God moments in your life?
December 29th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Indeed, I have. I’ve been watching one actively grow in my house each day. In fact, in about 6 weeks or so, I expect this God moment to take an active role in our daily affairs, whether I like it or not.
December 29th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
To reply to WCB’s comment with another comment by a good friend of mine to one of my earlier posts:
“God is probably just messing with you.
Think God doesn’t have a sense of humor?”
But to comment on Vivian’s post, “God moments” happen far more often than we recognize. Anything we can do to learn to see them more readily is a good thing! We all need to be among those whose eyes can see and whose hearts can hear.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
A friend of mine recommended author Philip Yancey to me, and from what I see in Amazon.com, his book “Finding God in Unexpected Places” could be helpful in learning to see “God moments.” Anyone read it?
January 9th, 2008 at 11:21 am
P.S. By the way, we recently moved our daily “God moment check-up” to dinnertime instead of bedtime, so the kids can learn to recognize God moments in their lives too.