| Listening to God in Times of Choice: The Art of Discerning God's Will Contributor(s): Smith, Gordon T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830813675 ISBN-13: 9780830813674 Publisher: IVP
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 1997 Annotation: In regard to the question of how to know God's will, Gordon Smith suggests we develop discernment as a spiritual discipline. By stressing the personal aspects of growing in our relationship with God, we can understand His will throughout our lives. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Ministry - Discipleship |
| Dewey: 248.4 |
| LCCN: 96048377 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.46" W x 8.28" L (0.40 lbs) 153 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Features: Bibliography |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All Christians yearn to live at the center of God's will. But how to discern his will is an art that eludes many of us. And the advice we get often conflicts. Some tell us to look for a divine "blueprint"-the one perfect plan for our lives that we need to find. We are encouraged to search the Scriptures and hunt for signs, trying to uncover the map of our lives that God has drawn. Others have rejected the blueprint school of guidance for the "wisdom school." With minds renewed by the teaching of Scripture, we are to develop the wisdom necessary to make wise choices. We are told not to expect that there is just one answer to God's will for every decision we face. Several may be possible. The difficulty with both approaches, writes Gordon Smith, is that they minimize the presence and voice of God in times of choice. Instead, he argues for a third way. He suggests that we develop discernment as a spiritual discipline. By stressing the personal aspects of growing in our relationship with God, we can understand his will, not just in times of crisis but throughout our daily lives. This book provides no magic formulas, no recipes for guaranteed success-just a lot of insight, gleaned from centuries of lived Christian experience, that will guide and encourage you in the art of discerning God's will. |
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