Top 10 Spiritual Discoveries on the Last Segment of My Christian Journey, In No Particular Order
10. Never underestimate the principalities and powers; in fact, assume that you won't even see 'em coming.
9. God speaks to you in a manner that He speaks to no one else.
8. The last segment of my Christian journey was very unlike the segment before it, or the one before that.
7. The closer you get, the bloodier the battle.
6. The most dangerous times are those immediately after you sense that you've accomplished a task for which you were called by God.
5. Give me a couple of hours, and I'll put together a rather compelling argument for any moral position using nothing but Bible verses taken out of context.
4. Blogging has re-wired my brain to work in a noticeably different way...and not necessarily for the better.
3. There is a yet-unexpressed Grand Unification Theory of Theology, and it will be doctrinally comprised of roughly equal pieces of each and every denomination out there.
2. I tend to preach to the choir. That is usually a colossal waste of time.
1. I should be making far more than 10 spiritual discoveries on each segment of my Christian journey; and at least one should be relational.
Got any recent and serendipitous spiritual insights you'd like to share?
Grace and Peace,
Raffi
UPDATE: If you enjoyed this post, you might also get a kick out of some of the other Top 10 Lists here at "Parables":
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Raffi
I'm an attorney, too. Don't hold it against me. Perhaps by being a missionary now as well i'm trying to be a bit more redeemed. :)
Thanks for the comment on my blog.
5. Strangely I have that ability too. It's terrible! The thing is I'm an expert blagger so I can do it in minutes.
2. I would love so much to be able to preach to someone else, but only the choir end up listening. I'm trying to think a lot about how to engage others more at the moment.
What have I been learning? In no particular order:
> That a lot of people miss the Christ in Christianity and I'm the worst of the bunch.
> That love and humility are not optional extras.
> That living with God in the new creation (I know that'll satisfy an NT Wright fan) is something I really need to get my head around.
> CS Lewis was a clever bloke when he said we should read one old book to every one new one (Read it here)
Thanks for this post. It has me thinking about how I should be growing in Christ, that it truly is a journey. I need to focus more on following Christ than on minor things happening around me. I tend to get side tracked from God by even the simplest of things.