A Reluctant Left
To love the Holy Spirit is to obey His promptings. In my walk with God, I have often found myself professing untold love for Him, but not willing to obey. There are many incidents in my life where I have consciously and voluntarily disobeyed the promptings of the Holy Spirit because I was living in the flesh. But, growing closer to God means that not only do I know that there is no peace without obedience to Him, but also that there is no other path I wish to travel than the one appointed for me by Him. Or so I thought. It was midmorning last weekend, just before Pongal. The crowds and the traffic - on the usually not very populated road - were bordering on crazy. But, I was enjoying the drive, soaking in the festive spirit and looking forward to guzzling sugarcanes at home. I was returning from a routine doctor's appointment and was driving down 6th Avenue. My usual route required me to keep driving down straight; but as I approached the junction where one could take ...