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“Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical in them, at all. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.”

Yes this is a textbook and yeah I’m actually reading the whole (or practically the whole) book…not of my own will but of professorial coercion

“It was not the consciousness of his sin but the consciousness of his creaturehood in the presence of deity that created his sense of awe…Jacob experienced an overwhelming awe of God simply because of WHO GOD IS.” Pp 30,31

Gave up here too…very interesting but just too tedious and literally a guide on how to dupe and manipulate every person you meet 😳not exactly anything I ever plan to do lol therefore why finish the book right…

This is such a wonderful book! Studied it in Sunday school and learned so much about the heart, mind, emotions, and will that I had never thought about before. It’s so powerful to understand how what we allow ourselves to think shapes our feelings and desires, and eventually controls our hearts and minds.

Gave up…haven’t read glh in a while so thought I’d try again and now I’m embarrassed to say I ever read any of these…talk about dumb mushy sentimental romance uhh

“Spiritual growth is not measured so much by height as it is by the obstacles that an individual has overcome in the process of reaching that height.” P. 22
“…concentration on Christ does not increase with IQ scores. It is not primarily a matter of intellectual capacity, but of the condition of the heart.” P. 22

“If we are going to be mature Christians, we must not allow ourselves to be dominated by hunger-pangs for immediate gratification…we must resist the pressures of the age to squeeze us into its mould.” Page 4.

“Unless we keep our focus on Christ we will simply drift away…no effort is required on our part. A boat that has not been anchored is at the mercy of the tide; the currents of the world will guarantee our departure from the moorings of the gospel unless we are anchored to our Savior.”-Maturity

I give up😶

I give up