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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Satisfied?
In reading Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God, I came across an interesting thought. He says, "Why should we be satisfied with a brief moment of worship? With such meager devotion, we restrain the flow of God's abundant grace. If God can find a soul filled with a lively faith, He pours His grace into it in a torrent that, having found an open channel, gushes out exuberantly." The question I pose to myself today is am I satisfied with a brief moment of worship and do I have such meager devotion? Am I just a worshiper on Sunday mornings as I join with my fellow believers or am I worshipping while I am writing algebraic equations on my white board? While I am writing lesson plans? Conversing with my children? Fixing a meal for my husband? Oh, Lord, please increase my devotion to you that my soul will never be satisfied with a brief moment of worship, but that I will long to be in your presence every second of every moment with such devotion that You may pour your grace upon me--exuberantly.
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