How To Attend To Attenuated Faith
How would you describe the quality of your faith? I am not talking about the content or the focus of your faith, but rather the condition or characteristics of your faith. Maybe you would use words like meaningful, or possibly central; or you might choose words like relational, personal or vibrant.
Unfortunately, too many people seem to have an “Attenuated Faith.” Their faith is stretched thin; it’s shallow and over-extended. This is a kind of stunted immature faith. It’s marked by a limited understanding of God, His Kingdom and His Word. It is expressed with a restricted spiritual vocabulary. Often the same prayer and/or language is repeated by rote, without much thought or creativity.
Though the circumstances and challenges of life change constantly, an attenuated faith is lazily inflexible – unable to keep up with the seasons and stages of our lives.
The fruit of an attenuated faith is a dry, lack-luster spiritual life. There is no sense of adventure, journey or pilgrimage. Such ...
Adventure With God
Do you like to be alone? Some have difficulty knowing what to do with themselves without others around – or without some form of input or entertainment. We know this is an increasing problem in our culture. If this is a significant problem for you also, I have good news for you today. You don’t need to ever be completely alone!
After God created Adam, God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” (Genesis 2:18) It seems that the image of God in human beings involves community. We were created to flourish in good and healthy relationships with others and with God, just as God enjoys community within the Godhead (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
“In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” (John 1:1-2)
“No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.” (John 1:18)
Psalm 23 is one of the most known, recognized and ins...
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