I realize now there was one central reason I played sports as a kid. I wanted to belong. There were some bright moments on the high school football team, but I knew I would never be a star player. It was the opportunity to… Continue Reading “Choosing the Direction of My Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Augustine, City of God, desires, Desires for God, Desires of the flesh, Destiny, Direction, Eternal, Eternity, Heaven, Hell, Kingdom of Darkness, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this world, love, Loving the world, Loving the wrong person, Loving the wrong thing, misguided love, Purpose, Saint Augustine, Selfish, Selfishness
Posted on September 6, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was on a 10-day camping trip in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It was part of my university’s leadership training. We were divided into teams one day with each group receiving a topographical map and a compass. After being shown a spot on the… Continue Reading “Choosing Straight Paths”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Compasses, Direction, Experiencing God, Faulty Knowledge, God's Goodness, God's Trustworthiness, Good Paths, Goodness, Goodness of God, Guidance, Knowledge, Lost, Maps, Relationship with God, Signs, Straight Paths, Taste and See, Trust in the Lord, Trusting God, Trusting Something