Quotes about Reflection
way. Part of the sanctification process of the Holy Spirit is to strip away the false constructs we have accumulated and enable our true selves to emerge.
— Peter Scazzero
twenty-four hours) to rest and delight in God.
— Peter Scazzero
The Sabbath calls us to build the doing of nothing into our schedules each week.
— Peter Scazzero
The Four Principles of Biblical Sabbath
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On Sabbath I embrace my limits. God is God. He is indispensable. I am his creature. The world continues working fine when I stop.
— Peter Scazzero
It is essential that we reflect on the messages that were handed down to us, submitting them to Christ and his Word.
— Peter Scazzero
Allow yourself to experience the full weight of your feelings. Allow them without censoring them. Then you can reflect and thoughtfully decide what to do with them. Trust God to come to you through them. This is the first step in the hard work of discipleship.
— Peter Scazzero
Get in a comfortable position and still yourself. Recall you are in the presence of God, inviting the Holy Spirit to guide you as you review the events of your day. Walk through the events in your day (or yesterday's events if it is morning). Imagine yourself watching your day on a fast-forwarded DVD with Jesus. Let Jesus stop the DVD at any part of the day so you might reflect on it.
— Peter Scazzero
On Sabbaths God also invites us to slow down to pay attention and delight in people.
— Peter Scazzero
4. Contemplate The final quality of a biblical Sabbath is, of course, the contemplation of God. The Sabbath is always "holy to the LORD" (Exodus 31:15). Pondering the love of God remains the central focus of our Sabbaths.
— Peter Scazzero
human. To minimize
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Why is it that so many Christians make such lousy human beings?
— Peter Scazzero