Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.
Oswald ChambersRead
Get into the habit of saying, ''Speak, Lord,'' and life will become a romance.
Interpretation
Embracing a spiritual connection can transform ordinary life into a meaningful experience.
This quote suggests that by inviting divine guidance into our daily lives through prayer or communication, we can foster a deeper and more romantic appreciation for life's beauty and experiences. It emphasizes the idea that a conscious spiritual practice can enhance our understanding and enjoyment of life.
In practice
During a reflective moment at a church gathering.
Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.
Never make the blunder of trying to forecast the way God is going to answer your prayer.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call to that. Service is what I bring to the relationship and is the reflection of my identification with the nature of God.
When we preach the love of God there is a danger of forgetting that the Bible reveals not first the love of God but the intense, blazing holiness of God, with His love at the center of that holiness.
It is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.
I think people in Italy live their lives better than we do. It's an older country, and they've learned to celebrate dinner and lunch, whereas we sort of eat as quickly as we can to get through it.
Say what you have to say now! Don't wait until you're sending blips from the other side.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.
It was as if I were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life.
There are two tests in life, more important than any other test. On Monday morning, when you wake up, do you feel in the pit of your stomach you can't wait to go to work? And when you're ready to go home Friday afternoon, do you say, 'I can't wait to go home?'
I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the Words with Friends and take a moment. Stop to look up and look around. Pause and check in with yourself - and spend a moment there.
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