Whispers from the Holy Spirit

For those Believers who, like me, have autism, a few words to help you get going. Valued goal necessary for positive motivation. What do I want to achieve? Excited about achievement, terrified of failure. Yesterday, while playing cards, I was really tired and spent most of my time listening. It felt so good/mature sitting quietly. As I sit quietly in a crowded room, I find myself focusing on others' weak points. How much nicer it would be to focus on their strong points. As I sit and grumble to myself about Jen, I realize that's time I could be spending wth the Lord. I attended a funeral yesterday and the whole time was spent praising the corpse. How great he had been, all the things he had achieved, what a help he had been to those in need. Not once was God mentioned. Why were we in a church? God wasn't praised once, not even mentioned. If the pastor said, God. hear uor prayers, the congregation replied, Hear our prayers. What a difference if the per...

If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. In the New Testament, just like the parables, Jesus was specificlly vague, wanting people to watch, decide, choose for themselves. Don’t watch for instructions, listen for circumstances, clues, evidence of Jesus’ life. It was a picture of how we will interact with the Father. subtly. Don’t bluster through life, just just doing. Listening to the Father is our first priority. Father’s relationship first. Loving the neighbor as thyself second, Loving God is our first commandment. Thomas and Philip weren’t listening. Mary, Martha’s sister, was. She knew AND CHOSE the “important thing”. Right now God is my main friend. Do what I’m supposed to and see what happens. Lack of self control is “borrowing happiness” from tomorrow. Don’t bark out negative replies, fit them into a gentle, factual sentence, being careful about the attitude. Under His wing, my first choice. If I didn’t love, would I care? Thank you, Father, for all the ...