And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1:9-11)
It's the time of year for traveling, so I’m going to take the
easy way out and just move forward in Philippians rather than trying to find a
different passage to write about in advance. I generally try to get blogs
written in advance when I’m going to be traveling, so I only have to share
them with social media and e-mail recipients.
I noted recently that it’s on my heart to seek God’s vision
(or assignment) with regard to the places I live. I want to know what God wants
me to do next year in Florida, and more immediately, what He wants me to do in
Erie this sprimer (spring & summer.) In general, I know He wants me to
trust Him more, but this is what Paul is writing about here. His prayer for the
Philippians and our prayer for one another should be that our love may abound,
that we may learn and gain wisdom, and that we may be pure, blameless, and
filled with the fruit of righteousness.
As I was talking to the person I mentioned yesterday, I
shared a couple of the directions I’m feeling led with regard to my fall/winter
residence next year. One has to do with praying more – alone and with brothers
and sisters in Christ. The other has to do with art. I’m not sure what I will
be doing next year, but I want to be disciplined enough about it that I can focus
on – effectively - God and art.
But that’s not where I feel led for the spring and summer. For
the next six months, while writing will still be a major focus, the vision has
more to do with learning (which includes gardening) and growing. In both those,
this prayer seems to be one that I can pray for myself and pray for you, and which you can pray for me.
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