I can't sleep so I'm starting to read Soul Cravings, and am loving it! I can't put it down.
The first thing that struck me was how easy it is for us to become "hooked" on things like coffee or watching TV, or reading trashy romance novels, that do nothing that is really good for us, but we find it really difficult to get "hooked" on doing the things that would enrich us so much more like reading the Bible, or spending more time in prayer, or getting to know God, the One who made us, better. I know for me I have a very hard time when I have had a tough day, to want to close out my husband and focus on "quiet time" for myself. This is important but it also needs to be focused on God. Yes we all need time of quiet and rest, but closing out our relationships (all of them) is not the answer. When we feel like we need some quiet time, we need to escape to God and not to our own "addictions". I know this really isnt necessarily what Erwin was talking about in the first entry, but its what I couldnt help but think about.
Emily
Soul Cravings: A Study
This is a study of the book Soul Cravings by Erwin Raphael McManus done by Maria and Emily, two friends separated by a few thousand miles; but who still want to learn and grow together.
1 comment:
wow! yes- we really should think about our priorities- but it's so easy to get distracted becaause so many around us care about appearances, success, money, careers and the like...but think of a dying person, what do they really wish they had done more of- i'm sure they won't ever say " I wish i spent more time at the office..." this book is great!!!
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