Faith Venture

When you maintain a state of awareness,

When your beginner’s mind remains open to the fresh breeze of new ideas,

When you live with a sense of expectation of nudges or whispers from God,

Then, meaningful things come together.

Consider how Matthew records a long teaching from Jesus (chapters 5-7). We call it The Sermon on the Mount.

Just as I suggest reading through the book of Proverbs every January (31 chapters, 31 days), I have suggested as much to myself as to you reading and meditating on that Sermon often. Daily wouldn’t be too much.

A podcast interview led to my purchasing The Narrow Path: How The Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls by Rich Villodas. This is a meditation on that Sermon.

Soon after finishing the book, Rich Dixon, writing in 300 Words a Day, discovers the power of reading through the Sermon as he contemplates how to solve a problem facing his ministry to orphaned children rescued from the sex trade.

I take two mentions closely timed to be a nudge—it’s time to once again consider carefully what Jesus teaches in this Sermon.

Perhaps for you, too. After all, it is a guide on how to live as a follower of Jesus.

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