Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Losing Heart (part II)

October 31st, 2012
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Life has taught all of us to ignore and distrust the deepest yearnings of our heart
Teaches us to only live in an external world where efficiency and performance are everything
Very seldom are we ever invited to live out of our heart
We are most often wanted for what we can offer functionality

Our external story is where we carve out the identity most others know

• Busyness substitutes for meaning
• Efficiency substitutes for creativity
• Functional relationships substitutes for love

We live doing the things we ought to do rather than from our desires

There is a step program for a happy marriage, become a Christian, success

Communication with God is then replaced by activity with God

Given the right plan, everything in life can be managed except for the heart

Key Phrase: Given the right plan, everything in life can be managed except for the heart