"If I find in myself desires nothing in the world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I was not made for this world."
When I found out that we were reading Mere Christianity for my senior Bible class I was very excited. I had read the book before but found that reading it a second time was truly a life changing experience. Reading it in depth and having discussions about the content changed my perspective on Christianity. I have always admired Lewis' works, but really analyzing his words and ideas made me respect him all the more.
"The real test of being in the presence of God is that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. It is better to forget about yourself altogether."
This quote really made me think about how I viewed my faith and relationship with Christ. I realized in accepting Jesus as my personal savior I was called to leave behind all that I was before. The point is not that one has to be ashamed or guilty of their sin nature. Rather we are to die to ourselves so that we may become alive in Christ and be used through Him.
“Christ says 'Give me All. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You."
Reading this really makes me think of how true it is that we cannot buy out God. By that I mean that we cannot give any sum of money or do any amount of good works so to not give all of ourselves to Him. All of our time, all of our money, all of our heart means nothing if we do not give ourselves as a whole up to Him.
I like the quotes you gave, they are really good. It is weird because I remember when I first got saved I use to do so many things but after I got saved I would rather just stay home in my room and pray or read the Bible. It was weird because this was nothing like the person who I use to be. I had been there and done that but yet spending time with God was filling me up more then anything in my life had before. That really showed me that I was not made for this place but for God.
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