Unseen – “In a world where faith in Jesus may seem foolish or outdated or irrelevant, the definition of faith in Scripture stands by the better country—even if at times it eludes us. Like Abraham who looked for the city of foundations and the housekeeper who sang of unseen things, we are strangers to our own lives, setting out in the dark to look for the country we were meant to know, guided by the Spirit who wants us to see.”
The Discipline of Choices – “The choices we make, and therefore the habits we develop, are formed by obedience to the Word. ‘It is only through making the right choice to obey God’s Word that we will break the habits of sin and develop habits of holiness. This is where we desperately need the power of the Holy Spirit to enable us to make the right choices. So cry out to God every day for His help for that day, and then cry out again each time you are confronted with the choice to sin or to obey.'”
Beautiful Submission – In writing about submission and loving leadership, Luma Simms writes “To understand any of our roles we first have to understand the Godhead. Only then will any of this stuff make sense. Only then will it be shown that these roles are not cultural or social constructs but part of the warp and weft of objective reality.”
Dear Moms, Jesus Wants You To Run – This is a great follow-up to a post I shared earlier this week. Jen Wilkin writes “In matters of legalism, rest – yes – but in matters of holiness, run. Run like your hair is on fire. Cast off everything that hinders: all false measures of righteousness cloaked as homemade bread or spotless kitchen surfaces. But let your newly-found chill mentality toward Pinterest and June Cleaver free up energy to run the race that counts. Because this good work of loving God and loving others is a race for the fit and the fleet, particularly if you’re a mom.” (H/T)
John Calvin on Prayer – Calvin’s four rules for prayer are instructive for developing a more robust prayer life. This post also serves as a reminder that “Our checkered prayer life is often attacked by doubts, but such struggles show us our ongoing need for prayer itself as a ‘lifting up of the spirit’ and continually drive us to Jesus Christ, who alone will’“change the throne of dreadful glory into the throne of grace.'”