Pride, Humility and Learning to Listen

I was praying at an All-Night Prayer Vigil my church was hosting and God clearly communicated to me. It wasn't something I relaly wanted to hear, but it was nothing but clear! He said, "Get over yourself Ambrose! This is not about you. This is about what I'm doing in and through you. So let me work. Step back...watch and see what I want to do. Humble yourself before me. Take time to listen. I love you David." Then God's Spirit directed me to Psalm 131 and guess what it was all about: You got it...Pride! And stilling and quieting my heart so God can speak. And that's really what's most important anyway right? Learning to listen to God...getting quiet enough to hear...and humbling myself enough to respond to His voice by obeying what he says...

This is Going to be a Great Year!

Well the holidays are finally over and now the recovery begins. I need to recover from the cookies, the nutroll, the fruitcake. I need to recover from too much time with the "extended" family. I need to recover from not exercising for a month. I need to get back in the swing of things again. I'm looking forward to the New Year. I'm hoping it will be a bit different from last year. I'm hoping the Stock Market will come back. I'm hoping Uncle Sam will bail me out of all the credit card bills from the holidays. I'm hoping gas won't hit $5/gallon this year. I'm hoping our new President inspires people to optimism. But most importantly, I'm hoping I can focus on a few things this year and really see some cool things happen. I'm hoping to focus on my spirituality and my relationship with Christ. I want to see Him do some amazing things in my life this year. I want to see Him use me to serve and love people more than ever this year. I'm also hoping to focus on my family this year. I want to be a great husband and father. They're the most important ones in my life anyway! And finally, I want to focus on simply BEING this year. Being God's Child. Resting in His presence. Basking in His love. Learning to wait for Him in every single moment of my life. If I can do that, this is going to be a great year!