We started a Wednesday evening family discussion time. We wanted to be more intentional about sitting everyone together and having some type of spiritual focused discussion each week.
Tonight was really amazing. I sat down a few minutes before to get ready as everyone wrapped up what they were doing. I felt like a had a couple of solid topics, when all of a sudden the name of a movie popped floated into my mind. Now, this was a film that impacted me some time ago, but that I had honestly not thought about in any way in over a year. Sounds totally random, right? Yes, something in my spirit stirred and I suspected this was one of those “still small voice” moments. That this was inspiration. That this was God, acting as my cosmic Pops, knowing us all so well, bringing up an option that I now could choose to follow or not follow.
I just brought up the name of the movie and told them that I thought there was something here that God wanted us to explore. I asked Christina and Trinity what they remembered and what stuck out to them. And you know what… it ended up being absolutely amazing. Everyone in the family was full engaged. The points that came up and the discussion was intense and powerful. The depth of the moment was palpable… and all because a) we chose to listen to His suggestion some time ago that led us all to be sitting there for Wednesday family discussion and b) because I decided to listen to this last minute, holy audible.
God is so crazy good. God chose at the beginning of all of this that this freedom to choose or not choose Him was worth the cost as it enables love. Free Will is a real thing. He is speaking and cares about you and your nuggets more than you could ever phantom. Slow down… be willing to listen… be willing to follow His still small voice. And buckle up… who knows where this will take you and your family.