Posted by bozeman on February 6, 2003, at 1:13:27
In reply to Re: Sad » bozeman, posted by Lou Pilder on February 5, 2003, at 18:13:37
> Bozeman,
> You wrote,[...church...where I get my "gas"...]
> There is a verse from your bible that corrosponds to what I experianced and I am wondering if that verse applies to what you wrote. The verse is :
> [...to be spitiually minded is life and peace...]
> A match?
> Lou
>Lou -- a match, yes, I believe probably so. And, to clarify, I misspoke when I said church is where I get my "gas". More accurately, it reminds me where the gas comes from. Fellowship makes the human part of me feel better and more loved, and more able to experience the "gas" as a renewing experience. It's so easy to let the small human part of me be dragged down into self pity or negativity, and being in worship all I feel is humbled and awed at the awesome Presence of (what I perceive to be) Holy Spirit in the room . . . that's where I get the "gas". If I were strong enough and focused enough, I could "fill 'er up" where ever I happen to be. But my stress level -- the "jangling" in my life that demands attention, the realities of living in a capitalist society :-) make it difficult at times for me to maintain that focus, without support and fellowship. (and the depression doesn't help in that regard, either.)
Thanks for your insight. I have discovered of late that my resolve to live the spiritual life, rather than the secular and often physical one, is stronger than I would have thought, in many ways. But those are singular, small victories in what will be a lifelong endeavor.
Peace --
bozeman
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