Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodDesire's Journey - Letting Go (part 2)
July 25th, 2010Previous | Next
Paul learned the secret of being content - Philippians 4:12
Many Christians assume he no longer experienced the thirst of his soul
Earlier Paul said he had not obtained his soul's desire nor already made perfect (complete)
He was straining toward what was ahead - Philippians 3:12-14
Contentment is not freedom from desire but freedom of desire
It is no longer being ruled by your desires
We have 3 options:
- To be alive and thirsty
- To be dead
- To be addicted
Most of the church has chosen deadness
Christians are called to live the life of holy longing but we don't like to stay there
To live in thirst is to live with an ache
Every addiction comes from the attempt to get rid of the ache
Merely trying sets us on an unending chase that leads us farther and farther from home
Key Phrase: Christians are called to live the life of holy longing but we don't like to stay there
