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Are your Christian beliefs and actions only reflex motions with no great thought or feeling behind them?
Or, you could look at it another way. Are your Christian beliefs and actions so ingrained that they are part and parcel of who you are, therefore reflex actions.
Inspired by C.S. Lewis’ book, Screwtape Letters, I have expanded a conversation that takes place between two devils. One is the big devil himself and because it is not easy being a devil, what with all the devilish little nuances always in play, he says with a malicious smile written across his face, “Little devil, I want to be sure you understand how important it is that you allow your victims to think great thoughts, espouse noble ideas, and even attend church regularly, but never actually do anything.
“Feeling sentimental about God will never hurt our cause. It is only when a person begins to act on good thoughts that we are in danger.”
A knowing look passes across the countenance of the little devil and dancing up and down he shouts with glee, “I understand, Master. I understand!”
“And be sure,” added the Big Devil, “that you never allow a Christian to have the Christian ethic so ingrained he has no choice but to do what is right. I mean, can you imagine what it would do if politicians and businessmen began to tell the truth and admit mistakes and act in a redemptive manner.
Why.. we could lose control of the world overnight. Can’t let that happen.”
Too many of us, and indeed all of us at some time or other, are like the little boy who prayed, “Lord, make me a good boy, but you don’t have to be in too big of a hurry about it.”
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“All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26: 41
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QUOTE FROM TOMORROW’S BLOG entitled DON’T TREAT YOUR FAITH LIKE A SUNDIAL
“…it is so easy to take up homesteads in the valley of indecision, water their flock at the river of procrastination, build our fences with wood from the forest of false promises, get our seeds from…”
We want to be able to look back at our lives and…”
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on Wyrick’s Writing’s)
If you would like to share
this blog with a friend copy
paste and send this blog by email
or keep this URL
http://oneadayyourspiritualvitamins.blogspot.com
IN YOUR FAVORITES
and suggest they do the same
They are changed daily.
*************************************
Are your Christian beliefs and actions only reflex motions with no great thought or feeling behind them?
Or, you could look at it another way. Are your Christian beliefs and actions so ingrained that they are part and parcel of who you are, therefore reflex actions.
Inspired by C.S. Lewis’ book, Screwtape Letters, I have expanded a conversation that takes place between two devils. One is the big devil himself and because it is not easy being a devil, what with all the devilish little nuances always in play, he says with a malicious smile written across his face, “Little devil, I want to be sure you understand how important it is that you allow your victims to think great thoughts, espouse noble ideas, and even attend church regularly, but never actually do anything.
“Feeling sentimental about God will never hurt our cause. It is only when a person begins to act on good thoughts that we are in danger.”
A knowing look passes across the countenance of the little devil and dancing up and down he shouts with glee, “I understand, Master. I understand!”
“And be sure,” added the Big Devil, “that you never allow a Christian to have the Christian ethic so ingrained he has no choice but to do what is right. I mean, can you imagine what it would do if politicians and businessmen began to tell the truth and admit mistakes and act in a redemptive manner.
Why.. we could lose control of the world overnight. Can’t let that happen.”
Too many of us, and indeed all of us at some time or other, are like the little boy who prayed, “Lord, make me a good boy, but you don’t have to be in too big of a hurry about it.”
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“All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26: 41
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QUOTE FROM TOMORROW’S BLOG entitled DON’T TREAT YOUR FAITH LIKE A SUNDIAL
“…it is so easy to take up homesteads in the valley of indecision, water their flock at the river of procrastination, build our fences with wood from the forest of false promises, get our seeds from…”
We want to be able to look back at our lives and…”
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BELOW IS A QUOTE FROM A NEW SERIES
A HEAVENLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(1st in series) (on Wyrick’s Writing’s)
click on URL below to go to Wyrick’s Writings
http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
“I have always been intrigued by a question God put to Adam, “Where are you?” Why did He ask that? What is the meaning behind this? It wasn’t a geographical question, for certainly God knew the answer to that one.
It was a spiritual question to which God also had the answer. Then why ask it? For Adam’s sake, and all the Adams and Eves yet to come. For you and me in these 21st century days.
“Where are we? And where do we want to go? What do we want to be? And how much, or how little?” And we must never stop trying to answer God’s question as we try to get off a treadmill and aim toward a proper direction.
It’s called purpose, and…”
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V. Neil Wyrick’s ninth book is THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN and is now available on amazon.com at some rather good discount prices (Also, available for your Kindle)
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