Brother Lawrence said that only the Christ follower who goes beyond the gifts that God gives to God himself experiences true delights in the Lord. “Except for wonder, we should not allow ourselves to be carried away! God must always remain the master.” The gifts that God gives to us are wonderful! “Every good and…
Day 7 – For the Love of God
Brother Lawrence said that “he had always been governed by love with no other interest, never worrying whether he would be damned or saved, and having once decided to perform all his actions for the love of God, he was at peace. He was content even when picking up a straw from the ground for…
Day 6 – Discerning Inner Movements
Brother Lawrence said that “we must watch over all the movements of the soul, since it can become entangled in spiritual things as well as in the most base.” Some attitudes, thoughts, feelings, actions, and motives move us closer to God. Some attitudes, thoughts, feelings, actions, and motives move us away from God. Reading the Bible, praying, participating in…
Day 5 – Practice God’s Presence
Brother Lawrence said that “we must establish ourselves in God’s presence by continually conversing with him, and that it was shameful to give up conversation with him to turn to foolishness. We must nourish our souls with an exalted idea of God, and thereby we will draw great joy from being with him.” Here Brother…
Day 4 – Surprised by Joy
As Brother Lawrence wants to go deeper with God, he follows his faith journey to serve the Lord in a monastery. Yet he is anxious. He anticipates the brothers would mock his awkwardness and his superiors would point out his imperfections. He even fears that God would crush him for his many failures and sins….
Day 2 – Grace-Filled Moments
The ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos and kairos. Chronos refers to chronological time as in “the exact time the star had appeared” for the Magi (Matthew 2:7). Kairos refers to opportune and decisive moments as in “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Brother Lawrence had such a grace-filled, karios moment. We are told: “I saw…
Day 1 – Introducing Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence was an ordinary Christian man who loved and served God in France in the 17th century. He described himself as a clumsy oaf who broke everything. He worked in the kitchen of a church monastery and as he grew older repaired sandals. At first he was overwhelmed and frustrated with all the rules…
Day 38 – Sin Is Sin
“If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. All…
Day 37 – Assurance
When I was growing up, our family visited Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. I remember with awe and delight watching Old Faithful powerfully and majestically erupting its water and steam 130-140 feet into the air and lasting almost five minutes. Old Faithful is the world’s most famous geyser and erupts around 20 times a day….
Day 36 – Trustworthy
Most people would say that they’re not gullible, but that other people are. Gullibility is the tendency to be easily persuaded that something is real or true when it is not. It’s amazing the stuff people will believe. Gullibility is like the person who bought an app that tests your gullibility for only $500. In…
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