A Christian Worldview from Silicon Valley

I have a routine of sorts, a commitment that I have made to myself and a promise to the Creator God.

I won’t eat each day until I have spent time in the Word and time in prayer. My standard is to spend as much time feeding on the Word and in conversation with God as I might spend at the table feeding my physical body.

My prayer time is spent walking. If I were more time conscious I’d walk faster or even run and pray to get more out of my time/effort. I used to do it that way. Not any more. Now I just walk, saunter, trod, mosey along because my intent is to pray, think, listen, and pray. To exercise my spiritual self, not my physical self. My prayer walk is not particularly pleasant to the senses. There are lots of houses on one side, busy roads on the other, parking lots and even a large factory and some office buildings. There is one stretch that is especially unpleasant when I look down, so I don’t, remembering that the reason I am out on the walk is to look up. Sometimes, I also push Mia along. Perhaps some day she’ll ask me what I am doing, and I will tell her. (more…)

I sat in on a conversation between two men a while back .

One fellow was absolutely convinced that he was following God’s will. God had made it clear to him through his own convictions that what he was doing was God’s plan. To top it off, everywhere he turned he saw ‘green lights.’ People agreed with him, ideas fell into place. Yea!

However, on the other side of the table sat another man who had equally strong convictions that what he was doing was also God’s will. He’d prayed hard and long about it and also found reassurance from other Godly men and women.

Problem – the two men did not only not see eye to eye, their paths were divergent and affected one another. If each man were to look objectively at the other man’s proposal both would have to admit to a flashing red light, or at least a yellow caution light.

What’s up with that? Why can’t God make up His mind?

I talked with another man today who was convinced that God wanted him to start a project some two years ago. Today, the project just isn’t flying. He tried to convince me that God might have different plans other than the original ones.

What’s up with that? Why can’t God make up His mind?

I want to know…why can’t God make up His mind? Or is it people that can’t make up theirs?