Abiding vs Striving in John 15
◆ Godly ambition will never outpace our willingness to abide. ◆ There’s an Order to Fruitfulness There’s a kind of ambition that feels right . . . even godly. A
◆ Godly ambition will never outpace our willingness to abide. ◆ There’s an Order to Fruitfulness There’s a kind of ambition that feels right . . . even godly. A
◆ “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” — Simone Weil ◆ The Most Powerful Thing You Can Give Someone Is Your Attention Attention is the rarest and
◆ “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may becounted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass,and to stand before the Son of Man.” — Luke
◆ “It is required of stewards that they be found faithful.” — 1 Corinthians 4:2 ◆ When Faithfulness Feels Foolish Most of us probably struggle to relate to the apostle
◆ “Active waiting means to be present fully to the moment, in the conviction thatsomething is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it.” —
◆ There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existenceover which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: “Mine!” —Abraham Kuyper ◆ God
◆ You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming?That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting. —Peter Pan ◆ Reclaim
◆ “The genealogy of Jesus proclaims that God works through broken, compromised, and unexpected human histories.”—Fleming Rutledge ◆ Jesus’ Genealogy: How God Redeems Broken Stories When we think about the
◆ And the angel said to [the shepherds], “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. —Luke 2:10 ◆
Reflect “Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17 What thoughts are keeping you from entering rest today? Capture and release them here. . . . . Receive What is
◆ Before we dive into this week’s prayer guide, I want to make sure you know that the 40-day prayer journal—the one I’m so excited for you to get!—releases this
◆ Your calling isn’t discovered—it’s cultivated through a lifetime of discoveries. ◆ Walking in Your Calling: Cultivating God’s Will in Your Life I hear this question all the time: “What’s