Brennan Manning is one of my favorite writers. His book on "ruthless trust" has been out a few years. But, it's a good one. Here is Manning's assessment of trust:
Let's say I interviewed ten people, asking each the same question - "Do you trust God?" - and each answered, "Yes, I trust God," but nine of the ten actually did not trust him. How would I find out which one of the ragamuffins were telling the truth? I would video tape each of the ten lives for a month and then, after watching the video, pass judgment using this criterion: the person with an abiding spirit of gratitude is the one who trusts God. The foremost quality of a trusting disciple is gratefulness. Gratitude arises from the lived perception, evaluation, and acceptance of all of life as grace - an undeserved and unearned gift from the Father's hand.
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2 comments:
I like this one a lot. It's so true. Blessedness is not found primarily in a person's circumstances. It's in a person's spirit.
I was taught a while back that "Your source affects your knowledge. Your knowledge affects your thinking. Your thinking affects your beliefs. Your beliefs affects your actions. And your actions say who or whose you are."
Actions over a period of time do seem to prove a person out like what you said about video taping someone over a period of a month.
God's grace.....the most wonderful source along with His Spirit and Word. How much better I could prove that out in my life! Seeking more ways to do just that. We really will not know the true measure until we go home to be with Him will we?
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