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John Wesley on Holy Affections - Wesleyan (Psalm 37:4) - Illustration on cultivated | IllustrateTheWord

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John Wesley on Holy Affections - Wesleyan (Psalm 37:4)

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"Delight is cultivated—we choose to fix our hearts on God; we practice His presence until joy overflows. This is cooperative grace: God offers Himself as our delight; we respond by delighting. Holy affections grow; desires are sanctified. Heart-transformation is the...

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Walter Brueggemann on Reordered Desires - Progressive (Psalm 37:4)

"Delighting in Yahweh reorders our desires—away from empire's promises of security through accumulation, away from anxiety-driven grasping. When we delight in the God of justice, we desire justice. When we delight in the God of the poor, we desire solidarity.

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Charles Spurgeon on Delight as the Secret - Traditional (Psalm 37:4)

"Delight yourself in the Lord—here is the secret. Not duty but delight; not obligation but pleasure. When the Lord Himself becomes our joy, our desires align with His. He gives the desires because He has first shaped them. Delight precedes...

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St. Augustine on Restless Hearts - Catholic (Psalm 37:4)

"Our hearts are restless until they rest in You, O Lord. Delight in the Lord is the soul's homecoming. Through prayer, through Eucharist, through contemplation, we taste and see. The saints show us—those who delighted most received most. Desire follows delight." — St.

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John Wesley on Holy Affections - Wesleyan (Psalm 37:4)

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