“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. It does not exist.” C.S. Lewis

 Contrary to the mistaken notion that God can do anything, the Spirit teaches us that God cannot do many things. He cannot lie, or be one place at a time or be anything other than Himself. He cannot force people to love Him, and escape the inevitable miseries of not doing so.

“Apart from You, I have nothing good.” Ps.16 Conversations Within” ts 6/11/26

“A man is "never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility".” C.S.Lewis

I read a story where an assistant pastor walked by the sanctuary and heard the senior pastor down on his knees crying out to God saying, Forgive me Lord, I am nothing. The assistance went in, got on his knees and also prayed the same prayer. The janitor walked by, saw them and fell to his knees praying the same. The assistant nudged the senior pastor, pointed at the janitor and smugly said. “Now look who thinks they are nothing.”

“The Pharisee, prayed… ‘God, I thank you that I am not…like this tax collector. But the tax collector, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’” Luke 18 Conversations Within” ts 6/11/26

“Are you washed in the blood, In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?”

The Christian faith is a bloody affair. Indeed, God tells us that without its shedding there can be no forgiveness of sins. God alone makes us clean. He washes us with the blood of His sacrificed Son. If we want to know how much God loves each of us, just look at the price He was willing to pay for our redemption.

"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace... " Eph.1 Conversations Within” ts 6/10/26

“This too will pass. It may pass like a kidney stone but it will pass.” Meme

Progression is built into the framework of creation. Plowing gives way to planting, and planting to pruning, and pruning to harvest. One does not keep on plowing, and plowing, and plowing. There is a time to plow, but one season passes naturally into another, and we are wise to accept and cooperate with these ordered rhythms.

"Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?" Is.28.24 Conversations Within” ts 6/9/26

“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.” E. O. Wilson

I google all day long and feel spoiled to have all the info at my fingertips. But as amazing this is, quick access to knowledge is no substitute for having wisdom. Author J.I Packer defines wisdom as “the power to see and the inclination to choose, the best and the highest goal together with the surest means of attaining it.” Wisdom is doing what you know. 

“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established.” Pro.16 Conversations Within” ts 6/8/26