Sublime

Jesus is a teacher who doesn’t just inform our intellect but forms our very loves. He isn’t content to simply deposit new ideas into your mind; he is after nothing less than your wants, your loves, your longings. His “teaching” doesn’t just touch the calm, cool, collected space of reflection and…

The primary requirement is a longing after God.

He loves us and is committed to our flourishing and joy. Only when we truly believe that we are in the middle of his plan can we stop manipulating other people in an attempt to fulfill ours.

give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.

Everything depends on our believing God is Love, utterly faithful, good and generous.

God’s number one purpose in your life is to make you like Jesus Christ

I’ll let John Baillie answer that. He was a distinguished professor who taught theology at the University of Edinburgh. He said: “What makes a man a Christian is neither his intellectual acceptance of certain ideas, nor his conformity to a certain rule, but his possession of a certain Spirit, and his participation in a certain Life.”

The two great marks of a Christian are that they are giving and forgiving. Show me a person who walks with God, and I’ll show you a person who has a giving heart and is forgiving of others.

First, in the prayer of guidance it is the great yearning of our hearts to know the will of God.