Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 FROM: 365 DAYS WITH E. STANLEY JONES THE DUNGEON MAKES OR BREAKS US . . . THIS IS EVIDENCE OF THEIR DESTRUCTION, BUT OF YOUR SALVATION. AND THIS IS GOD'S DOING. ___________________PHILIPPIANS 1:28 THE DUNGEON EXPERIENCE CAN MAKE US OR BREAK US. SOME IT CRUSHES; OTHERS IT SOLIDIFIES. . . . IT WAS SAID OF JESUS THAT HE WENT INTO THE WILDERNESS " FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, " AND CAME OUT " FILLED WITH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT " (LUKE 4:1, 14)---MERE FULLNESS TURNED TO POWER UNDER THE STRESS OF TEMPTATION. THE DUNGEON OF TEMPTATION RESULTED ONLY IN HIS BEING STRENGTHENED. . . . A GRACIOUS CHRISTIAN LADY SAID TO ANOTHER: " I KNOW YOU DISLIKE BEING ILL. BUT I FIND THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF EVERY EXPERIENCE THAT COMES TO ME. SO MAKE YOUR ILLNESS GIVE YOU SOMETHING. " I FIND IT HARD TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE, BUT I'VE LEARNED TO MAKE WAITING CONTRIBUTE BY FORMING THE HABIT OF IMMEDIATELY TURNING TO PRAYER WHENEVER I HAVE TO WAIT. I FIND THAT PRAYING KEEPS MY TEMPER FROM GETTING RUFFLED AND THAT I AM ALSO NOT WASTING MY TIME. IT ALWAYS LEAVES ME AN OPEN DOOR OUT OF EVERY DUNGEON. THE POSSIBILITY OF PRAYER IS ALWAYS OPEN, ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME. GRACIOUS FATHER, IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, HELP ME TO TURN NATURALLY TO PRAYER. SO LIFE WILL BE HELD TOGETHER BY POISE AND CALM AND VICTORY, AND I CAN ALWAYS FIND GRACE IN EVERY DUNGEON. AFFIRMATION: I WILL LET NO MOMENT BE EMPTY AND FRUITLESS BUT WILL FILL IT WITH PRAYER. FOR FURTHER READING: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-11 PHILIPPIANS 1:12-20 GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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