“Discipline in the spiritual life is the concentrated effort to create the space and time where God can become our master and where we can respond freely to God’s guidance.” – Henri Nouwen<\/p>\n
I like this. It goes along with what I’ve been learning. It’s not about ‘mustering’ myself up to ‘BE’ a better person. It’s all about listening to God and being faithful to what he’s telling me to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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