When I moved to London 20yrs ago I had the opportunity of
going to ‘speaker’s corner’ which is a place beside Hyde Park where anyone can
go, stand on a soap box and speak about anything and everything. I watched these
two men debate; one was an atheist and one was a theologian. It was very
interesting - a bit like a verbal fencing bout.
After a while however I found that I was simply bored of their parrying;
not because it wasn't interesting but because there was no engagement of heart.
It was just point scoring…
Psychology shows we learn best when we are ‘emotionally
invested' in what we’re what we’re expecting. I’m not the sharpest tool in the
shed ‘theologically’ but I do seek out and have the the privilege of hearing some great bible
teachers. They just blow me away with their insight and wisdom not to mention their real 'ness' and humour! The difference with these guys and the ones at speakers corner is they enable
a connection between the word of God and my heart. This causes an effect on
how I do life. Someone once said ‘trying to connect with God through the mind
alone is like trying to put a 3 pin plug in a 2 pin whole – it won’t work
because connection with God essentially happens through the heart ‘. God the Father, God the Son and God the spirit...
What do you need to do to improve your connection with all 3 today?
Hugs Ruth x
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