Tag: learning

We have often discussed our big priority of loving God and loving our neighbor. What Does It Mean to Love God? by Maurice Roberts is a book that deals with the first part of that dual responsibility. Here are two brief excerpts from this short book:

This is, therefore, the only perfect rule of life: to love God first and seek to please Him in all things by the way we live and order our lives here on earth. … It must follow, then, that all who wish to please and glorify God should look closely at their lives and seek help from God to reform and reorder their lifestyles and priorities so as to put God’s claims first.

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First, love for God generates new priorities in a believer’s life. At conversion, a Christian instinctively reorganizes in his mind the things that are of first importance and attempts to order his life, as far as possible, so that he puts first things first in terms of the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matt. 6:33).

 

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Some friends and I just finished studying through Adorned by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. Since it was a good discussion, here is a snippet for you to consider for yourself, if you are not familiar with the book:

But that’s part of the beauty of Titus 2! It brings to these messy realities the promise of reinforcements for the struggle, and recovery of our divine calling and purpose…

And so, even with life a complicated maze of obligations, disappointments, longings, and uncertainties — new health scares, financial strain, painful losses, and bone-tired weariness — God settles and stabilizes our hearts, even as He broadens us beyond ourselves and our own personal concerns. He places us in close-knit, Christ-centered relationships, through which we can experience and express more of His love. He makes us at home in others’ homes — and others at home in ours — to unite us across generations and protect us against our tendencies toward insecurity and isolation.
To give us friendship.
To give us growth.
To give us hope.
To give us…
Joy.

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