When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
Bob GoffRead
God's grace comes in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances as God continues to unfold something magnificent in me.
Interpretation
God's grace is diverse and present in various forms throughout our lives, influencing our personal growth.
In this quote, Bob Goff emphasizes the multifaceted nature of God's grace, suggesting that it appears in different ways and situations in our lives. He reflects on the idea that through our experiences, we are continuously shaped and transformed into something greater, highlighting the importance of recognizing and embracing the divine influence in our journey of self-discovery and personal development.
In practice
This quote can be shared in a church setting to inspire congregants about the nature of God's grace.
When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.
Being engaged is a way of doing life, a way of living and loving. It's about going to extremes and expressing the bright hope that life offers us, a hope that makes us brave and expels darkness with light. That's what I want my life to be all about - full of abandon, whimsy, and in love.
Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.
Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.
God pursues us into whatever dark place we've landed and behind whatever locked door holds us in. He holds our unwashed and dirty hands and models how He wants us to pursue each other And He says to ordinary people like me and you that instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.
Spiritual reading is a regular, essential part of the life of prayer, and particularly is it the support of adoring prayer.
To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God. To linger in His presence, to shut out the noise of the city and, in quietness, give Him the praise He deserves. Before we engage ourselves in His work, let's meet Him in His Word... in prayer... in worship.
The spiritual rest, which God particularly intends in this Commandment, is this: that we not only cease from our labor and trade, but much more, that we let God alone work in us and that we do nothing of our own with all our powers.
If by losing the spirit of prayer, you mean losing the heavenly sensations of deep devotion, I am afraid that does not matter a scrap.
To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything.
Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.
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