Have you ever just sat in your vehicle at a stop light or stop sign or when you have pulled into your driveway and just listened to the motor hum? Every engine has a certain hum to it, a sound that it makes.
When our vehicles are "idling" without the radio on or other noises, you can hear the hum of the gears so to speak.
When we think of our day-to-day lives, what does the "hum of the gears" of our soul's affections sound like?
I wonder if it sounds the same as the world's engine, or does it have a hum in idle position that sounds like the kingdom of God?
Our affections have been defined in several ways over the years. We can think of our affections as the inward impulses, disposition, motivations, values, loves that direct our day-to-day lives. They are the soul/heart instincts that move us to act in the ways that we do. Affections lie under the attitudes and actions giving force to those attitudes and actions.
Whatever dominates our affections--whatever the hum of our gears is--controls our life.
What's the hum of your heart sound like today?
In the Grip of God's Grace,
MBH
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