Desire | Thoughts of God - Part 2

Visualize and Imagine What You Want to Become in Christ

Visualize and Imagine What You Want to Become in Christ, David Reese, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God

First, ask God, what do you want me to be like. Then, imagine what that would look like in your life. Maybe it would help to think of a person who exemplifies that office, fruit, gift, or trait. Then I think of how that would look in your life.

My Grace is Sufficient for You

My grace is sufficient! Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, tokeep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me — to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

7 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 9 And He has said to me, […]

Prayer – Relating Our Life of Prayer to The Tabernacle

Kierkegaard Prayer Does not Change God It Changes the One Who Offers It

Finally, Prayer is not meant to change God, who is immutable, not of shifting shadow. Prayer is meant to change us. We are as shifting shadows, “14Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. “

Prive Counseling – Author, same as The Cloud of Unknowing

The Book of Privy Counseling - But since God in His goodness stirs and touches different people in different ways (some through secondary causes and others directly), who dares to say that He may not be touching you and others like you through the instrumentality of this book. mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David Reese

Go after experience rather than knowledge. On account of pride, knowledge may often deceive you, but this gentle, loving affection will not deceive you.

Matthew 6:1-24 Intrinsic Reward v Extrinsic Reward – Nestling the Lord’s Pray

Intrinsic Reward v Extrinsic Reward - Nestling the Lord's Pray - Matthew 6:1-24, mythoughts, David Reese, Thoughts of God, thoughtsofgod

Lord, Let me breathe your Word. May every day start with my trusting You for my needs. May your provisions for my life’s needs lead me to explore the needs of my spirit, needs for which You have also prepared a provision.

1) Importance of prayer – Prayer: What’s It All About?

Prayer: What's It All About? A Study, mythoughts, thoughtsofgod, thoughts of God, David B. Reese

intensity, union, and communion that will radically alter the way we live our lives….Prayer above all else is conversation with God. It is the primary speech of the true self to the true God.