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- I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God,please,not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep,just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine.I don't want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant.I want ectasy,not transformation;I want the warmth of the womb,not a new birth.I want a pound of the Eternal in a paper sack.I would like $3.00 worth of God,please.-Wilbur Rees
-We are as intimate with God as we choose to be.The only limitations of Gods presence in our lives are the limits we ourselves set-the excuses we set up to avoid being filled to the measure with God.-Cynthia Heald
We all do it,we give duty as an excuse for devotional deliquency.I'm busy with work,I have to spend time with my spouse,I have to spend time with my kids,chaufering them here and there,I have to take care of my parents,I have to clean the house,I' m busy with my ministries.I just don't have time to spend with God.Do any of these excuses sound familiar?
Sin is seperation from God.Anything that keeps us from having a regular time with God is sin.There is nothing wrong with spending time with your spouse,but if it keeps you from spending time with God,it is sin.There is nothing wrong with being with your kids,chaufering them to and fro,but if it keeps you so busy that you don't have time for God,it is sin.There is nothing wrong with taking care of your parents,but if you don't take the time to steal away with God,it is sin.Your house may be so clean you can eat off of the floor,but if cleaning is keeping you from spending time with God it is a sin.You may be super involved in ministry,but if you don't spend time alone with God,it is sin.
We say that we want to grow in Christ.How can we ever mature without a regular consistent time with God?If we don't take time to read Gods word,and we don't take time to talk with God,we can never be transformed into the person God called us to be.We must spend time talking with Him,reading His word,and applying what we have learned if we are ever going to grow into mature Christians,and impact others for Christ.A regular time with Christ is the only way we will ever have more than $3.00 worth of God. |
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