The Devotional Life
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491_9781732029729
This book is not a daily devotional. Rather, it is an in-depth review of what the devotional life entails.Its primary purpose is, therefore, to give you a thorough scriptural understanding of the "what", "how", "when" and most especially the "why" of the devotional life.For many Christians today, a devotional is almost equivalent to reading a piece of inspiring scripture or Christian writing each day from their favorite ministry. While the devotional always involves daily scripture reading and sometimes a devotional piece of writing, there is more to the devotional life than these. A paradoxical truth is that many believers do not fully understand what a devotional really is though many do have some form of regular devotions ever so often. Well, this is the spiritual knowledge gap this book is seeking to fill.There is nothing that will impact your spiritual life as a habit of spending time with God on a daily basis. Yes, I mean there is nothing that has this practical ability to impact your intimacy with the Lord to the degree that a personal life of the Word and prayer will do. Interestingly, there are few things in our lives that are facing the pressure of life's demands to the point of near-extinction like our daily time with the Lord. As a Minister, I have seen the deplorable struggles of so many Christians with their spiritual lives. They love the Lord but are just living in a dry place, struggling day-by-day to keep up with the Christian life. For many, it is a daily struggle, without results. One believer told me she knows what the Lord wants her to do but she just cannot help it. I vividly remember an online comment I read from a frustrated believer who said( paraphrased) "I just cannot understand Christianity. I do not seem to relate to the experiences that I read in scriptures or what others are saying" Christianity appears to be a "spiritual scam" to him. He loves the Lord but the "
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