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As Rick Warren states, “Life minus love equals zero.”
And: “The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.”
every prayer of Jesus recorded in the Gospels begins with “Abba, Father” except the famous “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Another way to open up to Abba’s love is to repeat throughout the day a short prayer reminder: “Father, thank you for loving me.”
Spiritual formation begins when we untangle reputation and identity, and when what God thinks of us is more important than what we think of ourselves or what others think of us.
Conversion is more than just an event; it is a process. Like wisdom, it takes a lifetime. Conversion is a lifelong series of gentle (or noisy) nods of the soul.
“You must give what will cost you something.”
The fruit of silence is prayer. The fruit of prayer is faith. The fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace.
Admission of failure and addressing failure can lead to restoration for the one who loves Jesus.
Forgiveness doesn’t appear in any of Moses’ lists of commandments. In all the prayers of David, we don’t find the prayers concerned with forgiving one another. And, the prophets don’t call Israelites to forgive one another. This is not the way these biblical figures talk.
