Christian Spirituality

I am currently reading 'Blue Like Jazz' by Donald Miller with my Sunday School class. We are about 1/2 way through the book and I must admit, for my second read through, I am really enjoying it. This time through I'm being careful to take the time to read all the words(sometimes I skip some!)and have a highlighter handy for underlining(the first time I read it the book was borrowed).

Some quotes:

"the Bible is so good with chocolate. I thought the Bible was more of a salad thing, you know, but it isn't. It is a chocolate things."

A friend recently brought me some good Cadbury chocolate(its expensive here). I plan to make sure I have some the next time I sit down with my Bible!

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"It feels like I have to fight against this force, this current within me that, more often than not, wants to avoid serious issues and please myself, buy things for myself, feed myself, entertain myself, and all of that. All I'm saying is that if we, as a species, could fix our self-absorption, we could end a lot of pain in the world."

Been thinking about self-absorption a lot lately. I am definitely one self-absorbed girl. Some changes are in the mix.

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"I want to tell you this part of what the Christians are saying is true. I think Jesus feels strongly about communication the idea of our brokenness, and I think it is worth reflection. Nothing is going to change in the Congo until you and I figure out what is wrong with the person in the mirror."

Have you looked lately?

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"This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can sink a man's mind into habit, he will prevent his heart from engaging God."

Many years of my life were spent being "religious." All it brought me was a few social acquaintances and a church that could care less about where I'm at with regards to intimacy with God. "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7

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Finally...

"Satan wants us to believe meaningless things for meaningless reasons."

Enough said. Knowing this, how can we possibly continue to waste so much of our time?