Devotional for 1.23.2012

"I do not believe in theologians who do not pray, who are not in humble communication of love with God.  Neither do I believe in the existence of any human power to pass on authentic knowledge of God.  
Only God can speak about himself, and only the Holy Spirit, who is love, can communicate this knowledge to us." from The God Who Comes by Carlo Carretto

My prayer is that we would stop looking for God in our own strength and understanding this week.  Rather than our own strength, may we look to the Holy Spirit to guide us.  What this means is that we must look to the Holy Spirit's timing  and way of speaking.  That takes patience and perseverance and a discipline of listening which only can come from God.

Use Psalm 62:5 as our "breath" prayer this week.  Memorize it and hold it in your mind as you move through your day and night.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

(Psalm 62:5 ESV)