Listen to Your Nudges
“We are not called to save the world,
to solve all problems, and help all people. But each of us has our own unique
call, in our families, in our work, in our world. We have to keep asking God to
help us see clearly what our call is and to live out that call with trust. Then
we will discover that our faithfulness to a small task is the most healing
response to the illnesses of our time. “
-Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey
I think we sometimes feel like we need
to do BIG work for God, but the longer I am this spiritual journey, I realize
that the little things make a difference. The Holy Spirit nudges us and
sometimes we listen and sometimes we don’t. I try to listen to the nudges and
act on them.
About a year ago I gave a devotional
to a friend. I really don’t remember why I ordered it for her, just got a
little “nudge” to do it. When I gave it to her she began to cry and said
the day before had been the worst day of her life. I did not ask her what
happened, I just hugged her. Over the past year she has shared with me
and we have had many spiritual discussions. She said the devotional was a spark
that pushed her back to her faith during a really tough time. I have
since given her another devotional and she gave me a thank you card telling me
how helpful and insightful the books have been for her. She said she was once
told that one of the greatest things a person can do for another is to lead
them closer to God. She felt like I helped her on her spiritual journey. I do
not take any credit for this, other than acting on a nudge.
Trust your nudges and act on them and
who knows what will happen!
“Christ has no body now on Earth, but
yours. No hands, but yours, no feet but yours. It is your eyes with which His
compassion looks out on the World. Your feet with which He walks about doing
good. Your hands with which He blesses humanity. Your voice with which His
forgiveness is spoken. Your heart with which He now loves….” -St Teresa of Avila
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