Whose Fault is it I'm Running on Empty?

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I am reading a book titled "Running on Empty" by Fil Anderson. Well it is not that long of a book and I should have finished it but I took a break to read "The Furious Love of God" by Brennan Manning. Both are excellent books and I need both right now. But on to the purpose of this blog. I am now back in "Running on Empty" and am reading a chapter on prayer.

A few thoughts from the book may help you as they have me:

"This Holy Other, this Lover of my soul, invites me to approach Him, often urging me to linger, to remain with Him. With God practically begging me to stop by and share some unguarded conversation, why do I continue to resist the plunge into unspeakable intimacy with Him?" p.99

"I resist this open invitation because I'm usually in a hurry. Yet God never raises His voice...and God never hurries."
p. 100

Here are two great questions: "What do I long for so deeply that I can taste? What do I feel I can't live without?"
p.103

Finally, speaking of some monks he encountered at an abbey he said, "They have decided to want only one thing: God. And on those days when God is not their one and only desire, they at least want to want God."
p.104

That last one is a kick in the stomach.

Buy and read both books. Manning is a little bit of a Christian mystic but interesting. (I found his at the $5 Christian bookstore at the mall.) Anderson is very helpful.

To me both are like a cool drink of water on a hot, exhausting day.

Gripped by Grace,
Hal