Magnificent Journey by James Bryan Smith Ch. 5
THE MAGNIFICENT JOURNEY by James Bryan Smith Chapter 5—Relaxing into Faith 1. Opening Prayer, from a position of full pardon, full acceptance ----------------------------------------------------- Great faith, like great strength in general, is revealed by the ease of its workings…Most of what we think we see as the struggle of faith is really the struggle to act as if we had faith when in fact we do not. Dallas Willard 2. Have you ever felt like Steve? Compartmentalising God Trying and striving—where does it get you? It’s all up to God—the Spirit within. 3. Virtues of Surrender Faith, hope, love. We can’t do them. Dependent on grace. Theological (spiritual) virtues vs. natural virtues. 4. True Faith is not blind John 4: 43-53 Cindy Harris Then the father realized that it was the very time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live,” and h