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Surrender and love
He plucks the world out of hearts, loosening the chains of attachment. And He hurls the world into our hearts, where we and He together carry it in infinite love. — Thomas R Kelly, A Testament to Devotion
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It is time to PRESS ON!
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Devoted hearts will find victory
God wants surrender as the choice of our heart.
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I can’t “will” my way to surrender
With clenched jaw and tightened fists I simply can’t repeat, “I surrender” enough to actually surrender. If the goodness of God is to come into my life, it isn’t by my will. It’s not my “effort” in some way, meaning I will “get it done or else.” My “effort” is to willingly surrender my moments to the Lord and then invite him…
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Picking and choosing how and when we love God
God terrifies humans.
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Prayer of Oswald Chambers
O Lord, enchain me to Yourself with great bonds of adoring love; encircle me around with Your Providence for Your purposes; enlarge me until I am more and more capable of being of use to You.
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Long to know his ways
Be Moses.
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Be reminded of the ESSENCE of our faith
We’ve lost sight of HIM in order to trash our opponents. We’ve lost sight of HIM in order to be “right” on policy.
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Too much noise
ALL things worthy of attention, but we are not giving them attention. We are just yelling.
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Continually cultivating a love for the Word
In our MULTIPLY groups this week we have looked at “Why study the Scriptures?” In our discussion last night, I shared how learning a variety of approaches to studying the Bible keeps things fresh. As I was talking about some of the methods, I realized there are two “fail safes” in my practice I try to keep active. When I…
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