A Woman After God's Own Heart

I have begun reading this book by Elizabeth George after hearing it recommended by a few people.

A Heart Devoted to God:

I think all Christian women want a heart devoted to God, but what I like about this book is the HOW sections. Here are the author's thoughts on how to have a heart like this.

*Commit yourself to actively choose God and His ways in your decisions, words, thoughts, and responses. Before we move or react we need to stop and pray, "God, what would You have me do or think or say?" This obviously takes conscious effort and practice.

*Pay close attention to what is good, better, and best. Strive to make the best choices. She uses the example of driving alone, listening to a popular radio station. She made a good choice and changed to a classical station, then a better choice to listen to Christian CD's, then a better choice to listen to sermons, then to the best choice for her--using the time to memorize scripture.

*Commit yourself to God daily. Lay everything on God's altar, your life, your body, your health, your husband, your child(ren), your home, your possessions, etc. Make this an audible, daily prayer.

*Cultivate a "hot" heart. Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Am I lukewarm, indifferent to God? I must admit that quite often I am, as evidenced by the priorities in my life. But I do not want to be so! I want to be passionate about God, so that it is obvious to others and myself.

My favorite quote from this chapter is from Carole Mayhall: I do not want to be robbed of even one of God's riches by not taking time to let Him invade my life. By not listening to what He is telling me. By allowing the routine, pressing matters of my minutes to bankrupt me of time for the most exciting, fulfilling relationship in life.