12-24-2018, 10:51 AM
(12-16-2018, 11:41 PM)IainH Wrote:(12-16-2018, 02:02 PM)Ed Hurst Wrote: Amen to none of that one-size-fits-all religious experience. For me, it's often best to be walking or riding my bicycle. The physical fades into the activity, while my mind slips into a space of servanthood. That business of the brain taking a passive role did not come easily, but with considerable practice. I'm still working on it, but it seems to grow with time.
The key for me is, as you say, getting the brain passive. I can do it listening to music but most often it's when I'm riding my old Sporty. For starters, she is more than just a machine, her "p'tater..p'tater..p'tater" sound is like a beating heart.. There are moments when it's just me, Buttercup and Jesus which brings an exhilaration unlike any other. It's like I'm alone with my Redeemer His heart and mine are one. This is the point where language breaks down entirely and the moment is pure Spirit. It doesn't happen every time I ride and there are no prerequisites. It is for His Glory and whenever I stop for a break His Glory shines through and touches those I meet. There is no "script" to "lead" a person onto the heart led path, that is God's doing. When the opportunity arises we may not even mention Christ because, again that is the Spirits domain, we are His vessels shining forth His Magnificence.
Shalom Y'all and remember to K.O.K.O!
With continuing Love, Affection and gratitude to my dear friends,
Mr Iain.
Thanks for this explanation. I should, maybe paradoxically, consciously figure out the best way for me. I could probably do this on the bus ride home from work, or when I walk in the morning. I generally like to read on the bus so the walk might be a better fit. Sometimes I don't walk though, so if this were to be a daily thing I'd have to figure something else out. The problem is, the best times when I should be passive, I'm thinking about things: stories or ideas, etc., so out of anything I need to learn/train myself not to do that so much.