last post with ruthless trust quotes. (am i hearing sighs of relief or sighs of wishing for more?!) i can't recommend this book enough....here are the bits that stood out to me from chapters 11 and 12. no more quote posts for a while after this one (unless i read another really great book worth sharing!).
The music of what is happening can be heard only in the
present moment, right now, right here.
Now/here spells nowhere.
To be fully present to whoever or whatever is immediately before us is
to pitch a tent in the wilderness of Nowhere.
Self-forgetfulness is a prerequisite for truly being in the
now.
Presence to the present.
Stay right here, right now.
Being in the now removes us from the endless and fruitless
self-analysis. In the absence of
self-observation, guilt and shame mysteriously disappear.
Calm foresight regarding future engagements and appointments
is responsible behavior, so long as it is not a compulsive escape from Nowhere
…attach myself to nothing but the will of God alone.
The will of God is the love of God.
We simply ask for a the grace to set a time limit on our
self-pity.
Routinely performing hidden, secret acts of kindness that no
one will ever know about, confident that “your Father who sees all that is done
in secret will reward you.”
Is it possible that each time we stumble, fall and rise
again, God can barely bear the bliss of it all? – Jim Finley
The mysterious love of God is fierce enough to penetrate
even those who think that they cannot receive it.
Ruthless trust is the courageous confidence that despite
suffering and evil, terrorism and domestic conflict, God’s plan in Jesus Christ
cannot fail.
You will trust him to the degree that you know you are loved
by Him.
God is with us and loves us in our struggle to be faithful.
