Trouble is, the current of our culture (and church culture can be even worse) is so strong in the other direction. We have to actively choose a way to live, because otherwise, we’ll simply get swept along: hurried, stressed, status-driven, easily angered, and opting for madcap busyness without even knowing why. Living the usual way, we’re prone to offense simply because people can’t help but stand in the way of what we’re straining to get. Jesus tells us to resist. He tells us to deny ourselves, and He promises that will bring us the rest we’re looking for. We have to be reminded of this. I
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