Dallas Willard, "Until our thoughts of God have found every visible thing and event glorious with His presence, the word of Jesus has not yet fully seized us." Wow! That's where I want to live - in the fullness of the presence of God - to see Him in everything that surrounds me.
Willard explains that "when Mikey Mantle was dying of diseases brought on by a life of heavy drinking, he said that he would have taken better care of himself had he only known how long he was going to live...How should we "take care of ourselves" when we are never to cease? Jesus shows his apprentices how to live in the light of the fact that they will never stop living. This is what his students are learning from him."
We need to have hearts and minds fixed on the eternal. Everyday is simply "practice" for what is to come. I want to experience God in each and every moment and more, I want to be obedient such that others experience Him living through me - His Kingdom come on earth, just as it is in heaven.
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Willard explains that "when Mikey Mantle was dying of diseases brought on by a life of heavy drinking, he said that he would have taken better care of himself had he only known how long he was going to live...How should we "take care of ourselves" when we are never to cease? Jesus shows his apprentices how to live in the light of the fact that they will never stop living. This is what his students are learning from him."
We need to have hearts and minds fixed on the eternal. Everyday is simply "practice" for what is to come. I want to experience God in each and every moment and more, I want to be obedient such that others experience Him living through me - His Kingdom come on earth, just as it is in heaven.
Technorati Tags: Dallas Willard, Mickey Mantle, Kingdom of God
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