Day Three: Man of Discipline
Reflecting and Recording
1. How does Wesley’s witness of faithfulness during dry times instruct or inspire
you?
2. Have you ever thought about monitoring the fervency of your devotions?
What benefits do you see?
What problems might be associated with the practice?
Relating
Think of other areas in your life where you keep on going even when positive emotions are absent.
How do you do this?
Why do you do this?
In the space below, write out your coping techniques when you must live without supporting emotions. Also, write down how doing this makes you a better and stronger person.
I think balance is the answer. Although I am committed to the Lord, I don't want to get to the point that my devotional life is based on commitment alone. It needs to be "my life" rather than "a part of my life" that I add to my calendar. Dry times will come and as Wesley states those are the times we should draw closer to God.
What I monitor is what draws me closer to God and what doesn't.... reading for the sake of reading, studying for the sake of studying. If it doesn't draw me closer to God, it's not working and perhaps my growth or lack of it needs to be examined.
Unfortunately, I don't have many…
Day 3
Man of discipline
Reflection, one how does Wesley‘s witness of faithfulness during dry times instruct or inspire you ?
Oh, I’m not sure about Wesley’s witness of faith during these times. I’m not sure that I’ve experienced a true dry time. Again I devote from my heart, whether it be cold, dark, warm or bright I reflect from my heart.
If you think about what a true devotion is, it’s a connection to God, it really is looking at his words. Meditating on them, and then reflecting back to him we’re having a conversation.
With God.
I am not sure, but that would be a dry time. I might stumble, and I might get it wrong. I’ve yet…