It hit me, the melancholy, listening to sappy love songs that my sister sent me as possible wedding music fodder. "You and I, we can conquer the world." First, Rob doesn't like Michael Buble, and second, I don't feel like we can conquer the world. Maybe Rob does, but I don't. I don't feel like a power couple. I feel like making no grandiose promises. We are more like the simplicity of "I Will Be Here". That's simple enough, but maybe really hard. Who's to say?
What on earth is oneness-- what is unity in diversity? What on earth is sanctification and how does that correspond to oneness in marriage? What on earth are we here to do? I remember that we were getting pretty excited about Christian living when we listened to Pastor Jeff talk about participation in the glory of God, living the way we were designed to live, spurring one another on to living well, from the spirit of Christ, everything.
Tozer on Spiritual Concentration and the inner life. “Retire from the world each day to some private spot, even if it be only the bedroom (for a while I retreated to the furnace room for want of a better place). Stay in the secret place till the surrounding noises begin to fade out of your heart and a sense of God’s presence envelopes you. Deliberately tune out the unpleasant sounds and come out of your closet determined not to hear them. Listen for the inward Voice till you learn to recognize it. Stop trying to compete with others. Give yourself to God and then be what and who you are without regard to what others think. Reduce your interests to a few. Learn to pray inwardly every moment. After a while you can do this even while you work. Practice candor, childlike honesty, humility. Pray for a single eye. Read less, but read more of what is important to your inner life. Never let your mind remain scattered for very long. Call home your roving thoughts. Gaze on Christ with the eyes of your soul. Practice spiritual concentration. “
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