For me...the Love of God keeps me going, seeking Him daily, learning to lean on Him, joining Him at work, surrendering and letting go so that i can be fully used by Him. After all, how many years do i have? I'd rather use them for His eternal Kingdom then for anything else!
We are always called to 'someone' before we are called to 'do something'...in my case, i've learnt that it is easy to get waylaid if my focus is wrong. So i have to daily determine to make that 'someone' - Jesus Christ, my Lord and saviour, He who will never fail me.
This summit, poignant questions got asked...like
What keeps you going? What is something i've learnt about myself lately? Who do you love? How do you act because of that love?
What we love determines how we live.
Who we love determines what we do.
Are you a grabber
(Man's way, trying to EARN blessing by DOING good things)
or a receiver
(God's way, surrender what you have, no need to prove your self)
The life of surrender
"...then i no longer have to live in frenzy of activity, overwhelmed and afraid of the missed opportunity..." Henri Nouwen ~3 movements of a spiritual life~
Intimacy with God takes effort...
If intimacy is the goal, then discipline is the means
Distance from God is a frightening thing.
Lord, I place intimacy with you as first in my life...your Lordship has never been as true, or as real as it is now in this season, and yes...it certainly is such a difficult discipline to cultivate, but i truly want to learn how to follow hard after you. I've tasted and i've seen, and your ways are truly best...lead me on, i trust you as i know that your ways are best and will prove itself! AMEN!
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