“Here is the paradox: Whenever we are faithful to our part, we run the danger of eclipsing God’s part. Stewardship of our giftings and a commitment to excellence rightfully require that we work as if a lot depended on us, but our hearts must counter-intuitively go the other direction. “Apart from me you can do nothing,” Jesus continues to remind us. How do we maintain such a poverty of spirit? The answer lies outside the boundaries of either productive study techniques or good personal life management. Coming to the end of ourselves is the fruit of only one thing—brokenness.”
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Foundations for Pentecostal Preaching
Here is the paradox: Whenever we are faithful to our part, we run the danger of eclipsing God’s part. Stewardship of our giftings and a commitment to excellence rightfully require that we work as if a lot depended on us, but our hearts must counter-intuitively go the other direction. “Apart from me you can do nothing,” Jesus continues to remind us. How do we maintain such a poverty of spirit? The answer lies outside the boundaries of either productive study techniques or good personal life management.
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