Aanhalings
uit Sondag, 9 November 2014 se Oggendiens:
“Ons het lief omdat God ons eerste liefgehad het”
“Ons het lief omdat God ons eerste liefgehad het”
Maturity is mastering the basics…
1 Johannes 4
10 Werklike liefde is dít: nie die liefde wat ons vir God het nie, maar die
liefde wat Hy aan ons bewys het deur sy Seun te stuur as versoening vir ons
sondes.
EN
19 Ons het lief omdat God ons eerste liefgehad het.
19 Ons het lief omdat God ons eerste liefgehad het.
Aanhaling van Sister
Mary:
Genuine imitation of Christ consists in following his example of deep devotion to God and unwavering pursuit of his vision of proclaiming the kingdom, rather than simply imitating the external aspects of his life. Mere mindless imitation will get us nowhere on the spiritual path.
Genuine imitation of Christ consists in following his example of deep devotion to God and unwavering pursuit of his vision of proclaiming the kingdom, rather than simply imitating the external aspects of his life. Mere mindless imitation will get us nowhere on the spiritual path.
The Master took to living simply –
because he found simple living to his taste.
He laughed at his disciples when they took
to simple living in imitation of him.
“Of what use is it to copy my behaviour”
he would say, “without my motivation?
Or to adopt my motivation without
the vision that produces it?”
They understood him better when he said,
“Does a goat become a rabbi because he grows a beard?”
because he found simple living to his taste.
He laughed at his disciples when they took
to simple living in imitation of him.
“Of what use is it to copy my behaviour”
he would say, “without my motivation?
Or to adopt my motivation without
the vision that produces it?”
They understood him better when he said,
“Does a goat become a rabbi because he grows a beard?”
Gaan kyk gerus na Manon of the Spring (1986) oor
wat gebeur as Manon die oog van die fontein toestop...
Iemand anders
het eenmaal so geskryf oor die Oog, die Bron:
“We live at the very Source. Our duty therefore is not with the canals and waterworks downstream, but to make sure the water flows plentyfully and unceasingly from the Source itself.”
“We live at the very Source. Our duty therefore is not with the canals and waterworks downstream, but to make sure the water flows plentyfully and unceasingly from the Source itself.”
Brennan Manning (The Furious Longing
of God 2009)
beskryf wat gebeur wanneer ons BESEF dat God ons liefhet met ‘n VURIGE VERLANGE
When you take the fact that God loves you with a furious longing personally, a number of beautiful things will come to pass:
beskryf wat gebeur wanneer ons BESEF dat God ons liefhet met ‘n VURIGE VERLANGE
When you take the fact that God loves you with a furious longing personally, a number of beautiful things will come to pass:
- · The drumbeats of doom in your head will be replaced by a song in your heart, which could lead to a twinkle in your eye.
- · You will not be dependant on the company of others to wave your loneliness, for He is Emmanuel – God with us.
- · The praise of others will not send your spirit soaring, nor will their criticism plunge you into the pit.
- · In a significant interior development, you will move from I should pray to I must pray.
- · You will live with an awareness that the Father not only loves you, but likes you.
- · You will stop comparing yourself with others.
- · Off and on throughout the day, you will just know that you are being seen by Jesus with a gaze of infinite tenderness.
As ons ten
diepste snap dat God ons liefhet met ‘n vurige verlange en smag na ‘n diep
verhouding met ons, kan ons begin om vir ander mense die veilige plek te wees
waar my blote teenwordigheid hulle van God bewus maak.
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