16 SPIRITUAL TRUTHS... FOR LENT AND LIFE

To:  My grandson, Archer and my great-grandson,Donald Ray
RE; Spiritual Advice from Poppy

Dear boys, if you ever consider, or begin, a spiritual journey... keep the following 16 observations in mind. I have found them to be important in my own life... and they may be helpful to you... especially if you choose to give your heart and will to God.

1)  There is no spiritual journey without surrender! A life based on self will leave you empty;
2)  You are (or will become) what you believe. Beliefs matter;
3)  Yesterday is dead; tomorrow is God's; today is yours... so embrace it with joy;
4)  Read the Bible... and remember that it is speaking to you;
5)  You cannot give what you do not have... so fill yourself with all that is good and lovely;
6)  Doubt is NOT the opposite of faith. And is often leads to greater faith;
7)  Grace is FREE. Period;
8)  Don't complicate or reject simple truths;
9) "Believing is seeing;"because the greatest things in life cannot be seen or measured;
10) Make two lists every day-an honest assessment of yourself and a gratitude list;
11) Prayer is God-talk, and your relationship will not survive without it;
12) There is no white/black.. or any other label that divides us... in Christ! All are welcome;
13) If you can see the Image of God in others, you will treat them with the greatest respect;
14) If you want to be Christ-like, forgive someone;
15) Be wary of sin. It will always keep you longer and cost you more than you expected;
16) Resentment is a spiritual cancer. Avoid it like the plague!

      There are many other factors that will affect your spiritual walk, but these are 16 of the things that I have found to be helpful and true.

Poppy
2/20/2016