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"Generally it is much more important to cultivate the *quite, inward space of a constant listening* than to always be approaching God for specific direction." p. 200

There is so much practical and heart-piercing wisdom in this book that it's hard to read sometimes. It cuts to the quick. "The doleful reality is that very few humans really *do* concretely desire to hear what God has to say to them. This is shown by how rarely we listen for his voice when we are not in trouble or when we are not being faced with a decision that we do not know how to handle."

"You cannot believe a blur or a blank, and the blanks in our understanding can only be filled in by careful instruction and hard thinking. It will not be done on our behalf." (p. 193)

"For just as openness to and hunger for God leads naturally to the Bible, if it is available, so the eager use of the Bible leads naturally and tangibly to the mind of God and the person of Christ." So simple, direct, and profound.

This book hurts my head. In a good way.