Psalms 51:6 (NASB)
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in secret You will make wisdom known to me.
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Noticing the Self
I am reading the book Gazing at God: A 40-day Journey to Greater Freedom from Self by Sharon Hodde Miller. Miller divides the journey to self-forgetfulness into five stages, the first of which is, ironically, noticing the self. The point of forgetting the self (or becoming less preoccupied with the self) is gaining freedom to … Continue reading Noticing the Self
Death to Self
A couple of months ago, my pastor asked a question. What is your spiritual need for this year? My response: dying to myself. This may seem like a strange response. It was prompted by a year-long study of Dallas Willard’s book, Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23. A chapter called Trust … Continue reading Death to Self
Struggles produce character
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? The hardest experiences in my life helped me grow the most. I’ve had difficult experiences as an adult, but the difficulties of my childhood developed character that has lasted a lifetime. I didn’t have a stable childhood. We moved a lot. My parents separated a few … Continue reading Struggles produce character
Faith is Key to a Life Without Lack
In Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23, Dallas Willard said that before we can fully experience the sufficiency of God, three things must be at work in us: faith, death to self, and agape love. In the chapter titled Trust in God: The Key to Life, Willard wrote about faith. What … Continue reading Faith is Key to a Life Without Lack
Innermost Being 