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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

All theology is also spirituality, in the sense that it has an influence, good or bad, positive or negative, on its recipients’ relationship or lack of relationship with God. If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both; if it does not encourage the commitment of faith, it reinforces the detachment of unbelief; if it fails to promote humility, it inevitably feeds pride.
J.I. Packer

To labor in the dark, without an assured commission, greatly obscures the warrant of faith in the Divine engagements; and the Minister, unable to avail himself of heavenly support, feels his “hands hang down, and his knees feeble” in his work. On the other hand, the confidence that he is acting in obedience to the call of God — that he is in His work, and in His way — nerves him in the midst of all difficulty, and under a sense of his responsible obligations, with almighty strength.
Charles Bridges

    • When I don’t love you enough

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    When I don't love you enough, family, I will take my work home with me, and spend almost all my time on it, instead of enjoying time with you.

    When I don't love you enough, God, I will act like you want me to when I'm at church, but act like I want to the rest of the time.

    When I don't love you enough, children, I will let my husband sexually or physically assault you, and pretend it didn't happen.

    When I don't love you enough, wife, I will let my eyes and mind wander to other women, and not keep the vow I made before you, God, and others, to cherish you and forsake all others.

    When I don't love you enough, God, I will pollute my eyes and mind with the interests and fantasies of this world, leaving it in such a useless state for You, that I am the flavorless salt and noisy gong you spoke about.

    When I don't love you enough, fellow citizen, I will rule over you as your government leader, instead of representing you and your needs – and protecting you as God would have me do.

    When I don't love you enough, future husband, I will give my body and affections to many others before you come along, hoping that one of them will be you – but knowing none of them are – because I've lowered my standards for them out of desperation.

    When I don't love you enough, future wife, I won't follow God's guidance to restrain myself and treat each woman I meet as a sister and friend, preserving each one as a gift to their husband, until God presents you to me.

    When I don't love myself enough, I will dislike those I encounter who are like me – even my own family. 

    God, please teach me to love all that you have made, to set myself aside, and to love as you do!  I know you promise that Life will be much better if I do as you say.

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