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“So, oddly enough, not lamenting leads to unbelief. Reality wins, and hope dies.”
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
“When you see someone else’s sin, instead of using that information to correct them, use that information to humble yourself by first finding the beam in your own eye.” Instead of using your insights into other people’s issues as a spiritual hammer, Jesus wants you to take these insights and deepen your own repentance (7:1-5). Argh! How do I do life?”
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
― A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
“Your true identity is who God says you are. You will never discover who you are by looking inside yourself or listening to what others say. The Lord gets the first word because he made you. He gets the daily word because you live before his face. He gets the last word because he will administer your "comprehensive life review.”
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“... that most basic question which God poses to each human heart:
“Has something or someone besides Jesus the Christ taken title to your heart’s functional trust, preoccupation, loyalty, service, fear and delight? Questions . . . bring some of people’s idol systems to the surface.
‘To “who or what do you look for life-sustaining stability, security and acceptance? . . . What do you really want and expect [out of life]?
What would [really] make you happy? What would make you an acceptable person? Where do you look for power and success?’
These questions or similar ones tease out whether we serve God or idols, whether we look for salvation from Christ or from false saviours.”
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“Has something or someone besides Jesus the Christ taken title to your heart’s functional trust, preoccupation, loyalty, service, fear and delight? Questions . . . bring some of people’s idol systems to the surface.
‘To “who or what do you look for life-sustaining stability, security and acceptance? . . . What do you really want and expect [out of life]?
What would [really] make you happy? What would make you an acceptable person? Where do you look for power and success?’
These questions or similar ones tease out whether we serve God or idols, whether we look for salvation from Christ or from false saviours.”
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