Comments on: What Went Wrong With My Devotions http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/11/what-went-wrong-with-my-devotions.html Connecting God's Truth to Real Life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:06:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-RC1 hourly 1 By: Ron Reffett http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/11/what-went-wrong-with-my-devotions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4367 Ron Reffett Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:20:40 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=1352#comment-4367 Hey there Stephen, Great post! glad to know that I'm not the only one who struggles in my devotions! I totally resonate with the wandering mind syndrome, there are some mornings where as you said, every thing just clicks and then there are mornings where you're lucky to keep your eyes open. It's so true, we are indeed sinners who are leaning on God's tremendous grace day after day, and the good news is He knows us and is right there with us all the way, even on those days when we don't "feel" his presence. Thanks for another very encouraging post! Blessings Ron Reffett Hey there Stephen,
Great post! glad to know that I’m not the only one who struggles in my devotions!
I totally resonate with the wandering mind syndrome, there are some mornings where as you said, every thing just clicks and then there are mornings where you’re lucky to keep your eyes open. It’s so true, we are indeed sinners who are leaning on God’s tremendous grace day after day, and the good news is He knows us and is right there with us all the way, even on those days when we don’t “feel” his presence.
Thanks for another very encouraging post!
Blessings
Ron Reffett

]]> By: Stephen Altrogge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/11/what-went-wrong-with-my-devotions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4364 Stephen Altrogge Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:05:27 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=1352#comment-4364 Wendy - Wasn't C.S. Lewis a great writer? He had a way of making things simple and profound at the same time. Megan - Nope, stoic guys like myself have the same problem. Wendy – Wasn’t C.S. Lewis a great writer? He had a way of making things simple and profound at the same time.

Megan – Nope, stoic guys like myself have the same problem.

]]> By: Megan Liz http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/11/what-went-wrong-with-my-devotions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4363 Megan Liz Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:40:49 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=1352#comment-4363 So it's not just emotional girls who have this problem! :D "Fellowship between men and God has been restored through the death of Christ. My fellowship may be dry at times, but the point is, I do have fellowship with God! And some day that fellowship will be perfect, flawless, face-to-face." Wonderful point! And even if I don't seem to get much from my devotions on any given day, it brings joy to God's heart that I would come to him. Now THAT is amazing. So it’s not just emotional girls who have this problem! :D

“Fellowship between men and God has been restored through the death of Christ. My fellowship may be dry at times, but the point is, I do have fellowship with God! And some day that fellowship will be perfect, flawless, face-to-face.”

Wonderful point! And even if I don’t seem to get much from my devotions on any given day, it brings joy to God’s heart that I would come to him. Now THAT is amazing.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/11/what-went-wrong-with-my-devotions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4358 Wendy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:12:16 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=1352#comment-4358 Thank you for yet another excellent reminder. It is so easy to take my fellowship with God for granted and to go through my devotions as routine. To ponder the fact that I, a filthy sinner that is not even worthy to say His name, can have intimate fellowship with the Creator of the Universe is astounding! I love a line from The Last Battle in the Chronicles of Narnia. One of the soldiers comes in contact with Aslan and Aslan calls him beloved. The soldier's response, in utter amazement, is this "To think that he should call me beloved. I who am but as a dog." This should be my response every day to the knowledge that I am the beloved child of God. Thank you for yet another excellent reminder. It is so easy to take my fellowship with God for granted and to go through my devotions as routine. To ponder the fact that I, a filthy sinner that is not even worthy to say His name, can have intimate fellowship with the Creator of the Universe is astounding! I love a line from The Last Battle in the Chronicles of Narnia. One of the soldiers comes in contact with Aslan and Aslan calls him beloved. The soldier’s response, in utter amazement, is this “To think that he should call me beloved. I who am but as a dog.” This should be my response every day to the knowledge that I am the beloved child of God.

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