How we can strengthen our belief in God, Jesus Christ and all He told His apostles? His resurrection power and the fact that this power is available to us? I have to say that I am heavily influenced by the "world" view. It is easy to believe after a great sermon by my awesome pastor, a super inspirational movie or during a great worship concert~ THEN I go to work,-- I get busy, --I go shopping, --read my e-mail, --grab a magazine and my mind goes into passive mode-- A few days later I am having doubts or worse yet I am taken over by frustation and anger over something I have no control of.
~But I haven't yet aquired the discipline of spending enough time alone with My God.
~Enough discipline to finish this book and read it again to really let it sink in.
~Time to lay hands on my children, pray for them and bless them each morning as they go off to school or summer camp.
Today's challenge is going to be: "Working on THE Discipline" ~It needs to be intentional. Like getting to the gym and having something good and organic for breakfast.
" In any human endeavor, repetitive excercise and practice bring skill and excellence. The same thing is true of study. We often correctly approach study specifically for some direct end- preparing a lesson or learning a topic covered in a book. But study should also be approached as a set of training activities, as SPIRITUAL and INTELLECTUAL excercises. Study is a discipline that strengthens the mind and enriches the soul." ....................................."If all you do is read simple books or those that overemphazise stories or practical application, you'll never learn to think for yourself as a mature Christian, nor will you develop a trained mind." (J.P. Moreland Quote)
"THIS guy is HEAVY DUTY!!" (My Quote)
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