The Foundation of Toxic Relationships |
" The soul ... craves fulfillment from things outside itself and will embrace earthly joys for satisfaction when it cannot reach spiritual ones. The believer is in spiritual danger...{beginning of quote that starts this section from John Flavel, "Method of Grace"} |
[clearly there is much more to this quote both in the book and from John Flavel, a Puritan author, in his writing]
DAYS 8 - 12
Day 8: People Idolatry - James 1:17; Ex.20:3 |
Day 9: Suffering - Luke 13:10-11 |
Day 10: Disordered Desires - Deut. 13:6,8 |
Day 11: Misplaced Hope - Psalms 63:3,5; Romans 15:13 |
Day 12: Unbelief - Hebrews 11:6; Prov. 3:5-6 |
At the end of each day, there is a portion added at the end specifically for the content of that devotional with ACT (something to do) and REFLECT (something to think about and hopefully be able to answer).
Day 12's REFLECT is a good one, since we are nearly half-way through this:
" ... what have you learned about wrong beliefs you've held regarding God and RELATIONSHIPS with people?" |
I'll be pondering about this and possibly share some of that Reflection
however, since I'm still learning about Toxic Relationships,
the links I gave prior to beginning this 31 day journey HERE in this blog post
might be more helpful; and of course this devotional book for
TAKING REFUGE IN CHRIST