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The Only Thing You Have Is the Only Thing You Need: An Introduction and Guide to Jean Pierre de Caussade’s Abandonment to Divine Providence
Discover the Selfless Bliss of Rejoicing in the Existence of God
No secret knowledge necessary apart from the basics truths of the Christian faith. No challenging spiritual routines to master. Just change the way you look at the world and develop a simple habit of receiving the present moment as a gift from God.
For the Benefit of All Christians
Abandonment to Divine Providence is a 300-year-old teaching in the Catholic mystic tradition, but this spiritual path can be followed by any Christian. All quotations are in simple everyday English.
**This is not the full text of Abandonment to Divine Providence. This is my interpretation of what that book teaches, with select quotations from that book**
Table of Contents
1. A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD
Radical Focus on One Unchanging Truth
Seeing Through the Veil by Seeing the Veil for What It Is
The World as God’s Alphabet
The Holy Spirit Writes a Gospel
2. RECOGNIZING THE DIVINE WILL, ORDER, PROVIDENCE, AND ACTIVITY
The Will of God Gets Crucified in This World
The Order and Providence of God
The Activity of God
3. THE LIBERATING POWER OF RESPONSIBILITY
Duty v. Quietism
Duty v. Fatalism
Special Inspiration
Duty v. Success
4. HOW TO DO SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Stop Looking for Better Moments
Not a Method but the Proper Attitude Toward Every Method
Acts That Become an Attitude
5. WHAT TO OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES
Choosing It and Having It Chosen for You
The Gift of Drudgery
The Appearance of Foolishness
No secret knowledge necessary apart from the basics truths of the Christian faith. No challenging spiritual routines to master. Just change the way you look at the world and develop a simple habit of receiving the present moment as a gift from God.
For the Benefit of All Christians
Abandonment to Divine Providence is a 300-year-old teaching in the Catholic mystic tradition, but this spiritual path can be followed by any Christian. All quotations are in simple everyday English.
**This is not the full text of Abandonment to Divine Providence. This is my interpretation of what that book teaches, with select quotations from that book**
Table of Contents
1. A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD
Radical Focus on One Unchanging Truth
Seeing Through the Veil by Seeing the Veil for What It Is
The World as God’s Alphabet
The Holy Spirit Writes a Gospel
2. RECOGNIZING THE DIVINE WILL, ORDER, PROVIDENCE, AND ACTIVITY
The Will of God Gets Crucified in This World
The Order and Providence of God
The Activity of God
3. THE LIBERATING POWER OF RESPONSIBILITY
Duty v. Quietism
Duty v. Fatalism
Special Inspiration
Duty v. Success
4. HOW TO DO SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Stop Looking for Better Moments
Not a Method but the Proper Attitude Toward Every Method
Acts That Become an Attitude
5. WHAT TO OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES
Choosing It and Having It Chosen for You
The Gift of Drudgery
The Appearance of Foolishness
61 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2022
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January 12, 2023
Just what I needed
After reading abandoned divine providence, I felt that I needed more instruction on how to abandon, and this book was an answer to prayer.
After reading abandoned divine providence, I felt that I needed more instruction on how to abandon, and this book was an answer to prayer.
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