Shayne on November 30th, 2011

Selwyn starts today’s study, with: “Yesterday we commented that the issue of self-surrender is not comfortable for the ego, and for this reason many try to find every way they can to skirt around it.” Further on, he states: “ … In self-surrender the self ceases its own rule and takes God’s rule, abdicates the throne [...]

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Shayne on November 29th, 2011

Have you had a personal encounter with Jesus? It’s a pivotal question, because they is no grey area – an answer cannot be ‘I might have, but I’m not sure.’ The answer is either, ‘Yes – I have’ or ‘No, I haven’t’. It’s not the same question as ‘Do you believe in Jesus?’  Do you [...]

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Shayne on November 28th, 2011

Selwyn spends one more day, considering the escape route of detachment and withdrawal. I think that the major driving force behind those people who flee to a place, where they close their eyes to reality – is fear. They fear that if they turn to face their known present or unknown future they may have [...]

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Shayne on November 27th, 2011

Selwyn says in today’s study: “An underlying reason for withdrawal and detachment is a fear that we cannot handle the situations which confront us from day to day. But Scripture says that God will never allow anything to come our way without providing the strength to deal with it.” We know from what’s written in [...]

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Shayne on November 26th, 2011

Selwyn continues to look at the ways some people escape from reality – today, he again looks at the route of detachment and withdrawal. In the text, set for reading and meditation, Jesus asks the invalid at the pool: “Do you want to get well?” It’s a good question – it captures the same attitude [...]

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Shayne on November 25th, 2011

In today’s study, Selwyn talks about another route some people use to escape reality – ‘the road of detachment and withdrawal.  … We withdraw from life and establish for ourselves a detached form of existence which enables us to keep a safe distance from those things which threaten or intimidate us.’ He points out that [...]

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Shayne on November 24th, 2011

Selwyn continues to look at the attempted escape from reality by adopting critical and negative attitudes. He writes: “Nobody is ever really changed by criticism – least of all nagging criticism. Nobody is changed except the one doing the criticising – he or she is changed into a more critical person.” In his conclusion, Selwyn [...]

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