How is it that fullness of life is all around us; yet its wonderful roar seems illusive for some? Why is it we struggle at times to drink from its fountains? Rather, too many merely sip from a slight trickle.
John Eldredge is a major voice championing meaningful life. Regarding man's theology he declared, We have dissected God, and man, and the gospel, and we have thousands, if not millions, of facts---all of it quite dead. It's not that these insights aren't true; it's that they no longer speak. I could tell you a few facts about God, for example. He is omniscient, omnipotent, and immutable. There---do you feel closer to him? All our statements about God forget that he is a person....We must return to the Scriptures for the story that it is and stop approaching it as if it is an encyclopedia, looking for "tips and techniques".
We must watch our steps for loading up on God-facts can deaden the heart should relationship with Him have been redirected down a path of reciting scripture. If we know the deadening of life while we try to live, why not rather learn the living of life while we connect to Him personally in heart...Jn. 5:39-42?
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