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The Pursuit of God, a book report

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Introduction & Overview A. W. Tozer wrote a book titled "The Pursuit of God", which is 75 pages short but one I could not grasp a hold of. The idea of pursuing God has been my lifetime goal; the act of following after a God that is so magnificent, so wonderful, so full of unfailing love, captivates me to the point of wanting to fully grasp and understand this book. Just reading the table of contents sounds so fascinating that each chapter is a hopeful revelation of God's path to Him. I believe that the reason why I have not fully grasped this book is that I may not be allowing the words to penetrate my personal perception of how to pursue God in a personal way. The thought-provoking chapter titles such as "the universal presence", "the speaking voice" and "the gaze of the soul", reverts my imagination into new revelations of new avenues towards my personal pursuit of Christ. The pursuit of God is somewhat incongruous when the idea th...

Position Paper ~ Love

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“LOVE” Love is the overflow of affection of one’s heart towards God and other people. One cannot love God and love others without God's love because God is Love. God’s love is indescribable, unfathomable, and all the while unconditional as we mere humans can only grasp a portion of what Pure Love truly is. This cascading affection from God that spills out of my heart is acted on, motivates, and pursued upon to enable me to effectually hear His voice. The rippling effect causes me to be aligned to what He asks me to do, whether it is to be a witness of God’s goodness or help an old lady with her heavy bags onto the bus. His unfailing love for me is too much for me to bear as I am completely unworthy of the  selfless passion Jesus sustained on the wooden cross, but it is humbly accepted by me, one saved by grace and mercy. It is because of how He Loves me, I know that He will provide a husband and partner to be an example of the sacrificial love of God and his bride, the C...