| In the end the heart longs not for any of God's good gifts, but for God Himself. To see Him and know Him and be in His presence is the soul's final feast. Beyond this there is no quest. Words fail. We call it pleasure, joy, delight. But these are weak pointers to the unspeakable experience: "One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple" (Psalm 27:4). "In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11). "Delight yourself in the LORD" (Psalm 37:4) * John Piper- Desiring God The Word is just completely and totally calling me to be so passionate about being affectionate towards my God. To ADMIRE who He is and to delight in Him. I am learning to become a "Christian Hedonist" as Piper puts it. I am convinced that i am suppose to pursue a life enjoying simply who my FATHER is. My salvation is in total need of a desire for God... which in turn shows me the need of purifying myself and becoming blameless so that i can be with Him for eternity... simple equation---- NO one comes to the Father except through Christ. (John 14:6) |
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| Christ showed ultimate love by His commitment to die on the cross. His choice to die was based on His love commitment, not a feeling. No feeling can be relied on to last in its full intensity or even to last at all. Thats why love isn't just a feeling but a deep unity maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit. When Christian couples ask for and receive God's grace (unmerited favor), they can have love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other's behavior, just as we can love ourselves when we do not like our own behavior.-Dr. Don Kannikar (Choosing God's Best) |
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| wow brittany.. what little faith you have. much you know but don't take for real. what a BEAUTIFUL God that surrounds you and is IN you. 
I want to see YOU in everything! I wnat to recognize YOU in all things Father, I can't STOP falling in LOVE with You. |
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| wow.. i want to be brought back to innocence. |
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