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S'està carregant… Keeping the Heart: How to maintain your love for God (edició 2012)de John Flavel (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A. Must. Read. 2nd time for me....love Flavel.... So convicted, so compelling. The diligence required, the motivation of, and the exhortation to keeping the heart.... Keeping it both for the Lord and His effectual work, but also from our rubberband nature that snaps back in an instant the moment we let our guard down. oh.this.book. "And now are you inclined to undertake the business of keeping your heart? Are you resolved upon it? I charge you, then, to engage in it earnestly. Away with every cowardly feeling, and make up your mind to encounter difficulties. Draw your armour from the word of God. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in its commands, its promises, its threatenings; let it be fixed in your understanding, your memory, your conscience, your affections. You must learn to wield the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God) familiarly, if you would defend your heart and conquer your enemies. You must call yourself frequently to an account; examine yourself as in the presence of the all seeing God; bring your conscience, as it were, to the bar of judgment.".... such good reminders. great for self, great for remembering as we raise kiddos, great for encouraging others. just great :) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"The greatest difficulty is to keep the heart with God", so writes Flavel in his classic work on union and fellowship with God. In his comprehensive and helpful book Flavel looks at what 'Keeping the Heart' means, why we should take commission seriously and particular times when we need to be especially wary of being distacted from our goal. He then shows how we can develop a greater ability in keeping our hearts in tune with God. His advice is timeless, sensitive and profound.. His writings are known for their practical nature. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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He gives many exhortations and inducements toward that end, not content to leave his instruction without motivation to propel the believer toward this weighty business of heart watching. He mentions that a well kept heart frees us from burdensome diversions, helps us maintain liveliness and sweetness of communion with God, fits us for any condition or service God directs us to, provides us with a fountain of matter in prayer, helps us know the deep mysteries of Scripture, and furnishes us with the word which is the best preservative against sin.
He goes on to give counsel in specific seasons by which the Christian must especially keep, watch, and guard their own souls. These include times of prosperity, adversity, revenge, seasons of suffering, temptation, doubts, and death. In all, he walks through twelve directives for keeping the heart in various seasons of life.
Flavel also warns that Christians ought not allow the heart to be overrun with earthly business. The heart must be called to account frequently. Saints cannot afford to be a stranger to their own hearts and a well kept heart will enliven Christian conversation and sweeten fellowship with other believers.
I found Flavel’s chapter on keeping the heart during times of humble prosperity to be especially good. For believers living at the apex of wealth in the history of the world, keeping the heart during seasons of well being and prosperity can easily escape attention.
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