i was convicted yesterday at church about what it means to have an intimate relationship with Christ and how fundamental that is to my relationship with Him. after some questions and conversation i came to the conclusion that i don't give my Savior the attention he deserves, so i decided to change that. i was reading from a book called Spiritual Direction, by Henri Nouwen and it completely validated everything i was thinking about. i wanted to include a quote from the second chapter.
he starts his chapter by talking about prayerful listening and that to truly be obedient you must listen, "It seems that the noisy, busy world conspires against our hearing [God's] voice and tries to make us absolutely deaf. it therefore is not surprising that we often wonder, in the midst of our very occupied and preoccupied lives, if anything is truly happening." this was powerful for me; until i really quiet my heart and listen and become attentive to God's presence, i will never be completely obedient to what he is saying.
Ladies, as we enter into the busiest part of the semester i challenge each one of us to hold another accountable to their relationship with Christ. to help distinguish God's work in the lives of our neighbors and to prayerfully support one another as we struggle to define and discern God's activity. May each of you be blessed by Gods divine love for you and may you draw close to him this week!
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