Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Purpose Driven Life - Transformed by Truth
June 17th, 2008Previous |
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The truth transforms us
Spiritual growth is the process of replacing lies with truth
Everything around you exists because "God said so"
Job - I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread (Job 23:12)
Must accept the Bible's authority
- Compass to be relyed on
- Counsel to listen to
- Benchmark for evaluating
Unrealiable authorities (at the Garden of Eden as well):
- Culture - "everyone is doing it"
- Tradition - "we' ve always done it"
- Reason - "it seems logical"
- Emotion - "it just feels right"
Must assimilate its truth
Allow yourself to be transformed by the truth
- Receive God's Word - Consider carefully how you listen - Luke 8:18
- Read God's Word - Read it as long as we live - Deuteronomy 17:19
- Research God's Word - Write down insights, ask questions
- Remebering God's Word - Remember what is important to you; memorize; resist tempation
- Reflect on God's Word - Meditate, focused thinking
Must apply it principles
- We can fool ourselves that studying is doing
- Applying the Word is hard work
- Alway good to write down an action step from the result of your studying
- Personal (involves you)
- Practical (can be done)
- Provable (deadline)