“We do not take spiritual life seriously if we do not set aside some time to be with God and listen to Him.” - Henri Nouwen
“The central point for the discipline of simplicity is to seek the Kingdom of God and the righteousness of His Kingdom first, and then everything will come in its proper order.” - Richard Foster | CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINES
“You will not receive the life you seek by the acquisition
of more. Why? Because treasure does not come in
acquiring more, but in desiring less.”
- GK Chesterton
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeremiah 33:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matthew 6:33-The Message
"What I’m trying to do here is to get you to
relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting,
so you can respond to God’s giving. People
who don’t know God and the way he works
fuss over these things, but you know both
God and how he works. Steep your life in
God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions.
Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all
your everyday human concerns will be met."
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
11 You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
-Psalm 16:8-11 NASB
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Top 10-By: Dallas Willard
1. Buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.
2. Reject anything that is producing an addiction in you.
3. Develop a habit of giving things away.
4. Refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry.
5. Learn to enjoy things without owning them.
6. Develop a deeper appreciation for the creation.
7. Look with a healthy skepticism at all “buy now, pay later” schemes.
8. Obey Jesus’ instructions about plain, honest speech.
9. Reject anything that breeds the oppression of others.
10. Shun anything that distracts you from seeking first the kingdom of God
No comments:
Post a Comment