Christian Living
Surrendering our ways isn’t about habit correction…it’s about heart correction
The soul’s hunger for peace is a longing for a kind of rest from anxiety and frantic pursuits—it is to rest in God.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
When moved but not molded by the gospel, something is wrong.
Me.bot: Your Inspiring Companion For Life
We do not attain anything by our own holiness but by ten thousand surrenders to mercy. A lifetime of received forgiveness allows us to become mercy. Mercy becomes our energy, our meaning. Perhaps we are finally enlightened and free when we can both receive mercy and give it away—without payment or punishment.
Richard Rohr • Receiving God’s Mercy
Our weakness and confidence in prayer is not what matters, because every prayer is the recognition that we are dependent on the power of God. In reality every true prayer is one born of weakness.
Me.bot: Your Inspiring Companion For Life
Thus Scripture counsels, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Prov. 4:23).
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
The God revealed in Jesus Christ is the definition of love.
David Bennett • A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus
Our hearts are constantly under siege by a world that seeks to influence our thoughts.