And the more we love God, love others, and live in obedience in the seemingly small and simple mini moments, the more God will take our faithfulness and produce a fruitfulness in us that would be impossible for us to muster up on our own.
So if you are feeling stuck in a season of fruitlessness, remember this: God is working in your waiting, even if you cannot see it. But you can see Him moving if you look hard enough. Seek Him out in the small moments, respond with small steps of obedience, and He will produce a fruitfulness in your life that you could never produce on your own.
God Moments
"Living a deeply spiritual life is not just about morals or obligations. It's about something deeper, which our churches -- at times -- fail to tap into. Much of my spiritual growth has occurred in the normal places of daily life: at school, at work, in the car, or with friends. My spirituality is heavily influenced by Ignatian spirituality, the most important principle of which is finding God in all things, in these plain and ordinary spaces, and within ourselves. God's presence dwells in everything. God gives life and being and existence to everything, so finding God in all things is just a matter of paying attention. You look at spring buds on the trees, and you see God giving them life. You feel the warmth of the sun on your face, and you sense God comforting you. A stranger smiles at you, and suddenly you feel connected to all of God's family. In the hustle of life, it's easy for us to miss these God moments. Time and time again, we must remind ourselves to look and listen more attentively to the ways God is present to us.
Drawing on his own experiences over a lifetime of walking with God, as well as those of Biblical characters, Dr. Reaves explains how God can use Scalpel Moments - moments of painful awareness, disturbing clarity, or sorrowful regret - to remove those things in our lives that hold us back from being the best we can be.
Somedays, my God moments are really simple affairs. Like being able to be still and tap into my inner thoughts and heartbeats. Entering a chapel distracted and coming out with focus, without even trying too hard to connect with God.
Sometimes, I think one more hour is all I need, really. To complete the tasks on my To-Do list, to fulfil at least 90% of my roles, to save the world and be the champion Catholic who finds my God moments of the day faithfully. Because otherwise, looking out for God moments just seems like another task on that To-Do list. 2ff7e9595c
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