Don’t worry I will not do this for every chapter. I promise that I will limit my thoughts to 2 or 3 thought provoking insights for each post Considering that I got the three things from the first three pages I can’t say i will limit two or three things from each chapter!!
So let’s get with it shall we:
#1 is the quote that appears below the chapter title
The prayer preceeding all prayer is ” May it be the real I who speaks, May it be the real ThouThat I speak to” ~C.S. Lewis
It’s amazing how when we struggle in our faith we all feel this at one time or another. It’s just that we haven’t put it nearly as eloquently. Oh and what an encouragement to know that such a man as C.S. Lewis felt the same…It’s just an ever present reminder that those who have fame is just as human as the rest of us “normal ” people!
#2 A brief confession of the famous pastor Haddon Robinson who begins almost every sermon this way:
God, if these people knew about me what you know about me, they wouldn’t listen to a word I said
WOW! what transparency with both God and his congregation. I wonder what his church thinks when they hear this at the beginning of almost every sermon!!! Haddon is also known for the RBC program Discover the word and is a regular write for their (RBC’s) Our Daily Bread.
#3 is a self realization by the author
Whenever i get depressed by a lack of spiritual progress, I realize that my very dismay is a sign of progress.
This hit close to home with me. It’s been tough to face so much rejection in the face of trying to do God’s will and what we know God has called us to do. So in a place of spiritual dryness I struggled with simple things, washing the dishes, doing laundry and cracking God’s word. In my spiritual journey with Christ we all hit stagnate moments that’s the way it goes but it’s amazing how those stagnate moments are getting shorter and shorter. I just can’t stay away from God as long! I am drawn back quicker and quicker each time. The longing for communion with my Savior is deepening every day..So yes. I completely understand what the author is saying.
In closing this book has hit close to home and really has helped me to realize that I am not alone in this journey we are all on together!
