Spiritual Fire
Long before the convenience of scheduled trash pick-up my family used Burn Barrels behind house. No Waste Management or Rumpke for us. They didn't exist anyway.
Anytime we needed to take the trash out my mom would gather it up, take it out to the back edge of our yard and dump in in the barrel. Then she would burn it. Me being me, I couldn't leave well enough alone and decided to "play with fire". I got a long stick and was stirring the fire in the barrel. Well one thing led to another. I managed to flick the embers onto the ground next to the barrel. Before I knew it, the grass caught fire and it started spreading.
Well the problem was, there was a woods sitting next to my yard. Before I knew it, the woods caught fire. By the time the Fire Department came most of the woods was on fire. The firemen quickly put the fire out as I faded into the background. Of course my mother grabbed me by the neck and used a willow switch on me. Nothing else was said.
At the point of ashes and soot what could be said?
In my spiritual journey, I discovered a better way of playing with fire.
Somewhere in that journey I happened upon the story of Moses and the burning bush. I discovered the Spirit of the Lord. My Sunday School teachers would tell me I ought to catch fire with the Spirit of the Lord. My relationship with God is full of ups and downs. I carry a fire extinguisher of sorts for safety reasons.
That is how I wrestle with my creator.
I don’t expect you to go out and play with fire. I share with you that catching the fire of the Holy Spirit is life-giving. It is God saying to us. “Catch fire with me. I will walk with you, talk with you and be your companion in your journey.”
With God there is no need to call the Fire Department.
God Loves You,
Just a Thought, Not a Sermon.
Anytime we needed to take the trash out my mom would gather it up, take it out to the back edge of our yard and dump in in the barrel. Then she would burn it. Me being me, I couldn't leave well enough alone and decided to "play with fire". I got a long stick and was stirring the fire in the barrel. Well one thing led to another. I managed to flick the embers onto the ground next to the barrel. Before I knew it, the grass caught fire and it started spreading.
Well the problem was, there was a woods sitting next to my yard. Before I knew it, the woods caught fire. By the time the Fire Department came most of the woods was on fire. The firemen quickly put the fire out as I faded into the background. Of course my mother grabbed me by the neck and used a willow switch on me. Nothing else was said.
At the point of ashes and soot what could be said?
In my spiritual journey, I discovered a better way of playing with fire.
Somewhere in that journey I happened upon the story of Moses and the burning bush. I discovered the Spirit of the Lord. My Sunday School teachers would tell me I ought to catch fire with the Spirit of the Lord. My relationship with God is full of ups and downs. I carry a fire extinguisher of sorts for safety reasons.
That is how I wrestle with my creator.
I don’t expect you to go out and play with fire. I share with you that catching the fire of the Holy Spirit is life-giving. It is God saying to us. “Catch fire with me. I will walk with you, talk with you and be your companion in your journey.”
With God there is no need to call the Fire Department.
God Loves You,
Just a Thought, Not a Sermon.
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