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When routine and relationship do not seek God
Reading:

Psalm 53

I purpose to have and retain a heart that’s inclined after God.

That continues to be my ongoing aspiration and commitment. But if I do not cultivate the practice of purposefully seeking God — as both a matter of routine and a matter of relationship — I will certainly turn from Him.

“There is no God” (Psalm 53:1).

“To see if there any…that did seek God” (Psalm 53:2).

“They have not called upon God” (Psalm 53:4).

If I do not seek Him and if I do not call on Him, I will slide into denying His very existence. Continue reading →

Encouragement for the broken and unbroken alike

Hurt? Sad? Discouraged? Offended? Upset? Bitter? Proud?

It strikes me this morning that none of those come from God’s Spirit. (At least not most types of those.)

So why do I allow any of them to reside in my heart and roil my mind?

I want to have a right spirit!

A right spirit is clean, broken, and contrite. Continue reading →