When we first came to God, we came empty-handed, accepting everything He had to offer us by grace. Now God is calling on us to jettison the loads we carry and come to him empty-handed again - humble and repentant. He wants to renew our minds, transform us, and show us how to love Him and our world. We need to come to Him with upturned hands. God's love expressed through us toward Him and toward others is possible, but it's not our love - conditional; it's God's love - unconditional, with no nasty side effects and no strings attached.
To be healed of all the pain caused by conditional love, we have to set aside all agendas and seek God for Himself. The prayer of the heart - waiting in stillness and in silence - is truly the only way we can let go of our focus on ourselves and put it on God. It's the only way to find our heart's desire, the rest in His loving presence that He promises.
Jan Harris, Quiet in His Presence
To be healed of all the pain caused by conditional love, we have to set aside all agendas and seek God for Himself. The prayer of the heart - waiting in stillness and in silence - is truly the only way we can let go of our focus on ourselves and put it on God. It's the only way to find our heart's desire, the rest in His loving presence that He promises.
Jan Harris, Quiet in His Presence
Thank,s hard to do in this world of instant distractions..and personal agendas and the false belief that we can be in control...
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Paul
Yes! So agree with this.
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