Friday, April 5, 2019

Mark Batterson

Draw the Circle


I kind of wish I had known about this book in time to use as a kickstart to my New Year's Resolutions...  except...  I was way too busy this year to even make any...  Isn't that the way it goes sometimes?  2019 is speeding by at the speed of light I think...  At any rate, I know a group of women that have decided to read this book as a prayer challenge for spring.  Think about it...  It's a time to throw out the old and begin anew.  Happy Spring!  :)

One word of warning...  "with great power comes great responsibility" and you can use the suggestions in this book for very selfish reasons.  Keep in mind that God doesn't answer selfish prayers but more for those that glorify him.  For instance, a friend of mine was circled in a grocery store by a guy that wanted to date her but only came across as being creepy.  If you are going to circle a specific someone in prayer because you want that particular person to be in your life then be mindful that you are trying to take away their free will which God gives all of us.  If you are praying to meet that special someone then pray for the qualities of what you want in that future spouse not a specific person...  And remember that for love to be real it has to be mutual...  One-sided love is not real...  Yet for some odd reason people seem to want those people that really don't want them...