August 2005
I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s post, wondering about the appropriate response to the Holy Spirit touching the one thing I don’t really want to give up. In such a response—such a prayer—I must:…
In today’s Utmost reading, Chamber’s argues that, like the rich young ruler, we can be “speechless with sorrow” because we are unwilling to let go of the thing that stands between us and God. Chambers expands “Sell all that you have” like this:…
Dan Miller’s latest newsletter sounds heretical, but he makes a great point that sometimes “waiting on the Lord” is simply an excuse for doing nothing.…
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p>Paul is absolutely correct when he says that God “can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20). In contrast, our prayers tend to be weak and insignificant. Joseph didn’t dare to ask for what he finally received.…
I’ve been thinking a lot about God’s vision for my life, my vision for my life, and how those two things—hopefully—coincide. This passage from the March 11 entry of My Utmost for His Highest is a powerful reminder that ultimately, it’s all about God’s vision, not mine…
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- Reduce Me to Love: Unlocking the Secret for Lasting Joy by Joyce Meyer
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If You Will Ask: Reflections on the Power of Prayer by Oswald Chambers
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The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation by Frederica Mathewes-Green
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The Divine Hours, Volume II: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime (Divine Hours) by Phyllis Tickle
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- The Little Book of Hours: Praying With the Community of Jesus by The Community of Jesus
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