tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148291610321991733.post5916576833851296661..comments2023-11-05T02:30:36.729-06:00Comments on Contemplations of an Unconventional Christian: I Was Born in the Sign of WaterTeribear68http://www.blogger.com/profile/00521963493128758920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148291610321991733.post-6967622803756688992009-11-09T19:50:35.853-06:002009-11-09T19:50:35.853-06:00You know... not being in church has been very much...You know... not being in church has been very much a spiritual renewal for me. Not being TOLD what I must think or feel or how to vote.. or any of that stuff. So many voices competing against HIS voice. In the silence, the scriptures rise into my heart and mind.... and in the middle of the noise of life and politics... walking among the homeless... in a doctor's waiting room... it is HIS voice I hear, not the voices that judge me and make me feel like giving up. Those voices are getting quieter and further away. Yes... I am looking for fellowship, but the kind that strengthens, not the kind that drains. Otherwise, I'm better off alone. Life is hard enough w/o just INVITING people into your life to rape you spiritually & emotionally... or going to them and asking for it 3x a week or more. <br /><br />I do need community. Right now... about all I get of that is at Kroger... LOL. But, those people at my little neighborhood Kroger are real people and they have big smiles for me.<br /><br />Jesus is closer to me than ever. He has less competition. The beach does sound like a nice place to spend time with Him.... LOL. But maybe not during hurrican season!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174186340984996047noreply@blogger.com