We each need rest from the turmoil and chaos of our culture. But do we really believe that His presence will restore, renew, and renovate our hearts? The strongest enemy to our restoration is that we are in too much of a hurry, impatient to wait for His presence to change us. We want change immediately or at least tomorrow. We want what we want when we want it. But our Shepherd may be leading us to a greener pasture, to a place where we can truly rest and be fed. He may be training us to be ready for the next assignment.
“He saves us by realistic restoration of our heart to God and then by dwelling there with his Father through the distinctively divine Spirit. The heart thus renovated and inhabited is the only real hope of humanity on earth.” - Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ
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