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Devotions from Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life Why is it that we so often let many busy things of life pull us away from the main thing that should get our full attention? Distraction comes from the Latin word to pull apart. When we are distracted we pull away from what deep down we…
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I want to begin this post by quoting Henri Nouwen. “The spiritual life starts at the moment that you go beyond all of the wounds and claim that there was a love that was perfect and unlimited, long before that perfect love became reflected in the imperfect and limited, conditional love of people. The spiritual…
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Devotions from Leighton Ford’s book The Attentive Life Too often we hurry through our day and rush into things rather than doing things thoughtfully and will a whole-hearted attention. Much of the time we are only half looking, and half seeing and too preoccupied with our thoughts to live in the present. Before we launch…
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Devotions from Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life May our first reality of the day be that at dawn ( and long before) God is paying attention to us. “He creates each new day of our life as a gift. As day breaks, He calls us to be a people who pay attention, who watch…
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Devotions for Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life Each of us is part of a larger, longer, eternal purpose. God was contemplating us before we were born. As it says in Ps. 139:16 “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” We need to pay…
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Devotions from Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life What are the qualities of attentiveness? Being fully present in the moment. As we pay attention to the present, each moment stands alone and becomes a visitation. Looking long enough. As we look with absolute attention on something, it is like a revelation takes place. Looking freshly…
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Devotions from Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life. Why is so worthwhile to be attentive? It will make a difference in our life here and now. Kathy Helmers said: You will see things you have not seen You will be more fully alive You will experience life in its depths You will be more rooted,…
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I have been gone for over a week. Judy and I have been visiting our two sons and their families in Kansas City and Colorado Springs. I sure the Thanksgiving season was a blessing for many of the men who read this blog. For some, however, there were moments of pain. I use that word…
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Devotions based on Leighton Ford’s book, The Attentive Life I have only read the Introduction to his book, but I’m sure I will love it as it seems to be just where I am. Leighton says that “Each of us is part of a Greater Story, and behind our stories is a Storyteller calling us…
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Devotions from Jan Johnson’s book, “Invitation to the Jesus Life” This is my last devotional from her book. And today I would just like to leave you with some of her ideas for spiritual practices to connect with God and absorb His transcendence Meditation: Picture scenes of scripture as you slowly read them and see…