A Heart Untroubled

Today I was at one of my favourite cafes. I paused from my bible study for a moment and indulged in a bit of people-watching, which I have to confess, I really enjoy.  In the cafe were a couple with a small child.  Given my estimate of their ages, I think it was grandparents with a little boy of about 3ish.  This little boy was chattering away, and he was talking absolute nonsense!   Going on about how crocodiles peel bananas and how the cafe needed to have a rope (I think it was to stop the chairs floating away??), but what struck me was how engaged his grandad was with the conversation; how he joined in with the chatter, with passion and enthusiasm and an evident love for the child. He never once corrected him for believing that crocodiles can peel bananas (I have to confess, I did Google it to see whether they can eat them, and apparently they do! Who knew?).  He just enjoyed being present with the little boy and being part of his world.  It made me...

I recently bought new glasses.   I decided to opt for ones that react to sunlight.  They are great.  They get darker like sunglasses when the sun is shining or even if it's bright outside, and go back to normal when I walk into a shop, or the sun goes in.  It's fantastic.  However, there are a couple of issues with them.   One small problem is when they don't change right away, particularly going from light to dark.  Sometimes, if I go inside, I have to wait a few minutes for them to lighten up before I can see clearly.   The second problem I have is that they don't react in the car through the glass.   I have to change into my sunglasses when I drive.   It's not the end of the world, but for whatever reason, there is something that stops them reacting when they should! Christians can be a bit like my glasses!   Sometimes, there is just something that stops us from reacting to the Holy Spirit when we sh...