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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 11

Holding a position different to another is not of itself sinful – but demonising our opponent most definitely is!  Being passionate about something which stirs our heart can be godly – but using our ‘righteousness’ to destroy another is truly the work of the devil.

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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 10

… to see the face of Christ in the pout of the fractious child or the groans of the awkward aunt is, for me, a different matter altogether.  However, just because I can’t see Jesus in a particular place or person has never meant that He is not there.

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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 7

…if we are ever to grow in our prayer life, each of us needs to learn how to dive deeper into the pool of God’s love and revelation.  For it is in this way that we finally wake up from the false dream of ‘a sense of supplication’ into a deeper relationship with the God of love

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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 5

…being a young man I was ‘pounced’ on by other members of the congregation and, in fairly quick succession become a member of the choir, a Bible Study group, and had a seat on the Parochial Church Council.  Rich ground for a large helping of ‘smugness á la Screwtape’!

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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 2

There are many other ways to enliven ‘rote’ prayers and each of us will find that which helps us focus best on the intention rather than the list. It is a good discipline to re-visit our prayer routines frequently so that they are about the life-giving Spirit and do not become a dead letter.