Character is a word that describes the default “me”: Who I am over the longhaul of life. The person who emerges in life’s difficulties. It identifies the attitudes, convictions & resulting behaviours that distinguish my life.”
Gordon MacDonald
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Calling and obedience
If you know you’re living out your calling, financial security, location, notoriety, applause&power become increasingly less important. Obedience becomes the primary issue. Let others build fortunes & empires; calling leads you to surrender to God.” Gordon Macdonald
Gordon Macdonald
To worship in prayer is
To worship in prayer is to allow our spirits to feast upon what God has revealed concerning His acts in the distant and recent past, and what He has told us about himself
Gordon MacDonald
From the book "Ordering Your Private World"
Give me good success in
Give me good success in my work, but hide pride from me.
Samuel Logan Brengle (Salvation Army evangelist)
Gordon MacDonald
From the book "Ordering Your Private World"
Worship and intercession are far
Worship and intercession are far more the business of aligning myself with God’s purposes than asking Him to align with mine
Gordon MacDonald
From the book "Ordering Your Private World"
Let inward prayer be your
Let inward prayer be your last act before you fall asleep and the first act when you awake.
Gordon Macdonald
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Their sainthood lay in their
Their sainthood lay in their habit of referring the smallest actions to God. They lived in God; they acted from a pure motive of love towards God
Gordon Macdonald
From the book "Ordering Your Private World"
Time must be properly budgeted
Time must be properly budgeted for the gathering of inner strength and resolved in order to compensate of one’s weakness when spiritual warfare begins
Gordon Macdonald
From the book "Ordering Your Private World"
During one session he talked
During one session he talked about the questions people ask at different stages of life and presented a new framework toward understanding the concerns of each age group. I found this helpful as I think about those that I pastor, lead and counsel. The questions are: 20’s – Am I noticed? 30’s – Can I really make this all work? 40’s – Is there something more? 50’s – Can I hold on? 60’s – Have I become obsolete? 70’s – Was it all worth it?
Gordon Macdonald