Ahh, the fruits of of study. It's pretty neat reading books and finding something new. That happens alot with the Bible. It also happened on my retreat with Foster's book. A couple things popped out of my Celebration of Discipline reading. The first is from page four where Foster states, Foster goes on to discuss how we humans try to overcome sin through our own willpower and determination. That thinking leads to certain failure. Sin is part of the internal structure of our lives. No special effort is needed to produce it. On page five Foster quotes Heini Arnold who says, As long as we think we can save ourselves by our own willpower, we will only make the evil in us stronger than ever. WOW! Like, helllllooooo Mikki! Talk about slapping me in the face with words. Ouch. The idea that my willpower doesn’t has any defensive position against an unguarded moment had actually not occurred to me in a long time. I look back over the things I’ve struggled wi...
My journey, chronic depression, book/games reviews and a little poetry.