http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071419.cfm
I quote:
Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Moses said to the people:
"If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God,
and keep his commandments and statutes
that are written in this book of the law,
when you return to the LORD, your God,
with all your heart and all your soul.
"For this command that I enjoin on you today
is not too mysterious and remote for you.
It is not up in the sky, that you should say,
'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
Nor is it across the sea, that you should say,
'Who will cross the sea to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
No, it is something very near to you,
already in your mouths and in your hearts;
you have only to carry it out."
When a feeling of discomfort begins to settle into our thoughts we understand that our proposed plan is contrary to our well being.
When overwhelmed by a desire to do something, or not to do something it is our inner life begging us to follow His advice.
The conscience is often muted by the desire of the indifferent person to do as they please without thought that the consequences will not please.
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most. \ George Bernard Shaw
A few moments devoted to silence is sufficient time for us to listen too, and implement into our life prudent advice flooding our thoughts counselling us to take this road, not the other.
It is commonly believed that the Word of God is written in scripture, whereas the patient person learns through time, and experience that The Voice of God is heard speaking from within our being.
Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune. \ Carl Gustav Jung
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14&version=CEV
I quote:
25 I have told you these things while I am still with you. 26 But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you.
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