Blessed breadcrumbs
Dearest brother,
How are you?
The sky is blue and the air is crispy cold where I am. It is very different from what I was used to growing up, and is nice to have.
I see Father's artwork in the way my cat sleeps in the sunbath and in how the leaves in my backyard reflect the sunlight. Soaking in this glory, I hope you are somewhere safe and peaceful despite the ongoing conflict.
If peace is not out there, I pray you find peace within.
I was going to write you my thoughts about Jacob's story again, but then I realised: if you wanted Bible study, you wouldn't have come here.
Lately, I see so many Christian social accounts that post about God, theological 'insights', spiritual encouragement, guidance for breakthrough, wisdom for discernment,... I am very glad that our warzone has expanded to this territory, that godly messages, stories about Him and even full sermons are so accessible now. I praise our Father Who raised up people for this mission. I am thankful for those who followed their calling and offered up their time and talent for the work of the Kingdom. Praise and thanks be to Him Who is boundless in mercy and generosity, Who spares not even one possibility to save each and every one of us.
And at the same time, the algorithm gives me so much of those that I feel overwhelmed, my soul overfed without opportunities to digest and live out the Word (which is entirely my and the algorithm's fault). Sometimes, it can feel like another piece of wisdom received, but, despite the blessed content doing its delivery and facilitates a brief internal illumination, nothing changes (again, it's not the content's fault).
Compared to an actual experience, a personal encounter with the Lord, the Bread of Life Himself, all feels like breadcrumbs. My letters can only hope to be breadcrumbs. How can we be anything more than breadcrumbs? We cannot be, and that's such a freeing truth! You are not the bread. I am not the bread. He is.
Online content that reflects the Lord is blessed, brother, but do not let it make you feel content. Our souls will not be satisfied by crumbs, so let them be what lead us to Him. Let us get up on our feet and seek the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us seek the Face of the Father. Let us seek the Kingdom within us and those around us.
When you notice yourself feeling spiritually overfed, take a break and digest, brother, and I will try to do the same. We can look at the sky, chew and ponder one mystery at a time. Better is one experience than a thousand understandings without expression, don't you think?
With love,
Josephine.