"Alone, quiet, and still. A divine retreat."
Being "accepted and beloved" Ephesians 1:6
Day 2 of Seeing With New Eyes "God of the Possible" YouVersionBible app
Eliminated as we make the first move: going toward love, joy, and peace, based on faith and hope in God." p. 88 Chapter 29 Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice
Feelings can be transformed by discipleship to Christ and the power of the gospel and the Spirit, through which the corresponding ideas and images are changed to positive ones."~ Chapter 29 Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation
"Humility is an actionable practice modeled by Jesus." ~ Mark Moore Core 52 p. 322
"Indispensable foundation for the reconstruction of all these positive feelings, moods, and their underlying conditions. p. 89
"Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible." Matthew 19:26
"Keep the pathway open to the house of reason and go there regularly to listen." p. 87 Chapter 28 Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice
"Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple..." Psalm 19:7
May our minds, hearts, and our patterns of being be fully renewed. May our souls be filled with the intense abiding presence of God. May the Kingdom of God be our deepest desire, our constantly tuned focus and vision, and our treasure that we bring to bear to heal the hearts of many. May God give us this bread daily to feed every need. May our love be complete. May our joy be full. Amen
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November
November "Nourishing our mind with good and godly ideas, images, information, and the ability to think creates our vision. From these, we intend to be formed so that God is a constant presence in our mind, crowding out false ideas, destructive images, misinformation about God, and crooked beliefs. As for means, certain tried and true disciplines aid us in the transformation of our thought life toward the mind of Christ. We cannot transform our ideas, images, information, or thought processes into Christ-likeness by direct effort, but we can adopt certain practices that indirectly will have that effect." ~ Chapter 26 of Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice
"Overwhelming Worry - Week 48 of Core 52 by Mark E. Moore focuses on one of my favorite passages:
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
"Questions: Is it really possible to ... put to death whatever belongs to my earthly nature? take off my old self with its practices? put on a new self, which is being...
Renewed in knowledge in the image of my Creator? Colossians 3:5-10 p. 85 Chapter 27 of Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation" by Dallas Willard & Jan Johnson
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"Teach me to do your will for you are my God! Let your Spirit lead me on level ground!" Psalm 43:10
"Unseen" good not yet here [hope]. Faith sees the reality of the Unseen and includes a readiness to act as if the anticipated good were already in hand because of the reality of God. (compare Romans 12:12 and 2 Corinthians 4:17-18) p. 90 Chapter 30 of Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice
Verse 2 Chronicles 15:4 "but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them."
His ministry (and death) eXemplified his eXpectation of how we should posture ourselves for influence and leadership."~ Mark Moore Core 52 p. 322
Yoke :"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my Yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my Yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
"Zippity-do-dah, Sam." Bruno "Excuse me?" Sam : The West Wing Season 3 Episode 7 "Gone Quiet"
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