Joylessness May Be The Sin Most Readily

Spiritual Formation Is For Everyone. Just As There Is An 'outer You' That Is Being Formed And Shaped All The Time, Like It Or Not, By Accident Or On Purpose, So There Is An 'inner You.' You Have A Spirit. And It's Constantly Being Shaped And Tugged At: By What You Hear And Watch And Say And Read And Think And Experience.

Prudence Is Not Hesitation, Procrastination, Or Moderation. It Is Not Driving In The Middle Of The Road. It Is Not The Way Of Ambivalence, Indecision, Or Safety.

God Is Never A God Of Discouragement. When You Have A Discouraging Spirit Or Train Of Thought In Your Mind, You Can Be Sure It Is Not From God. He Sometimes Brings Pain To His Children-conviction Over Sin, Or Repentance Over Fallenness, Or Challenges That Scare Us, Or Visions Of His Holiness That Overwhelm Us. But God Never Brings Discouragement.

Many Christians Expend So Much Energy And Worry Trying Not To Sin. The Goal Is Not To Try To Sin Less. In All Your Efforts To Keep From Sinning, What Are You Focusing On? Sin. God Wants You To Focus On Him. To Be With Him. “abide In Me.” Just Relax And Learn To Enjoy His Presence. Every Day Is A Collection Of Moments, 86,400 Seconds In A Day. How Many Of Them Can You Live With God? Start Where You Are And Grow From There. God Wants To Be With You Every Moment.

Gratitude Is The Ability To Experience Life As A Gift. It Liberates Us From The Prison Of Self-preoccupation.