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I think that the most powerful analogy for me is that devotion is spiritual sugar that removes bitterness from discipline and anything harmful from our consolations. This is most meaningful because it is easy to think of devotion as a chore or a burden, but this shapes our thinking of it as actually being the sweetener of our daily lives.
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I think that the meaning of true devotion is when we completely give ourselves to God, and love him in the way that he designed us to love him. This would be having a perfect love and devotion towards him. I think that this is possible for us to achieve when God puts his spirit into us.
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My favorite devotional practices are praying, and walking through nature. The hardest one for me is getting myself to sit down and read the Bible without any distractions.
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I think that the best devotional practice for me is praying throughout the day, and listenning to sermons before bed.
Thank you, Jonny. Yes, the spiritual sugar analogy was a good one, and I enjoy praying and walking through nature, too (which go great TOGETHER, as you probably already know). I love reciting Psalm 8 when I am hiking. We were encouraged to do that when I was part of A Christian Ministry in the National Parks.
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