FROM: Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
ABOUT ME: Living the highs and lows of life in the adventurous pursuit of God Himself and of who I'm meant to be as the Bride of Christ.
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005,9:45 p.m.
(40 Days of Purpose)
40 DAYS OF PURPOSE
Chapter Ten: The Heart of Worship
Main idea: The core (heart) of worship is surrender - a voluntary offering of ourselves to God.
Most impactful verse: "'Father, everything is possible for You. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want Your will, not mine.' Mark 14:26 (NLT)"
Most impactful concept: We won't surrender to God until we trust Him, but we won't trust Him until we get to know Him better.
Other thoughts: To follow up that concept above - trust comes through intimacy, but intimacy is often difficult without trust. I guess that sounds like a nasty cycle except for one thing - God can't fail you. He can't fail in anything and He is actually not able to be untrue to any of His promises or to any of the things that the Bible says about Him. So as we get to know Him better - like, through reading the Bible and so on - we will trust Him more. And the more we trust Him, the easier it will be to surrender our very lives and hearts to Him.
Chapter Ten: The Heart of Worship
Main idea: The core (heart) of worship is surrender - a voluntary offering of ourselves to God.
Most impactful verse: "'Father, everything is possible for You. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want Your will, not mine.' Mark 14:26 (NLT)"
Most impactful concept: We won't surrender to God until we trust Him, but we won't trust Him until we get to know Him better.
Other thoughts: To follow up that concept above - trust comes through intimacy, but intimacy is often difficult without trust. I guess that sounds like a nasty cycle except for one thing - God can't fail you. He can't fail in anything and He is actually not able to be untrue to any of His promises or to any of the things that the Bible says about Him. So as we get to know Him better - like, through reading the Bible and so on - we will trust Him more. And the more we trust Him, the easier it will be to surrender our very lives and hearts to Him.
