Nana Renanalogies

Fight or Flight? Ever heard of it? Evolutionists would tell us it's what's kept the various and assorted species alive. A core tenet of the "survival of the fittest" theory. Of course, I don't have to tell you -- I can see it, but I believe our Creator put it in us, not happenstance. Its part of that whole set of "instinct" that we've all experienced at one time or another -- I believe "instinct" and "Mother's intuition" is just God or His angels, whispering in our ear -- warning us "RUN!" Clearly it is often vital to our physical survival. But I'm here to write about the spiritual. Where fight or flight is a completely different ball game. We've all experienced the urge to RUN, spiritually. Or, in some cases Drop and Play Dead. Spiritual battles are wearying at best and exhausting, painful, frightening at worst. The temptation to run is sometimes overpowering. But at what cost...? I've run. More than onc...

(Note from Pam: I don't know who Mary Crowe is, Google turned up nothing for me. And I don't know where I found this, but I scribbled it down in some notebook ages ago and ran across it today. It is beautifully and humbly written and I hope that it touches you like it touched me.) Good Morning, God!! Thank You for the night's rest and for this new day. Will You accompany me as I go on my way, thinking through my mind, speaking through my lips, living in my heart, guiding my feet in the paths You wish me to follow? Bless me with robust health and the physical strength to carry my share of the world's load. Give me a clear knowledge of what is right and the courage to stand steadfastly by my convictions. Make my will strong, but let my voice and my touch be gentle. Teach me to be patient and to be kind. Grant me the wisdom to guide only to their greatest good those to whom I offer counsel or care. Make me so scrupulously honest that the slightest trust will not ...