{"id":7233,"date":"2026-09-11T09:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/?page_id=7233"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:18:06","slug":"food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/food-for-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSeptember 6th, 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n Reflections on faith, prayer, commitment and Christian living\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Jerry Bridges<\/h3>\n

\n No one makes it to the level of Olympic, or even national competition, without commitment to pay the price of rigorous daily training. Similarly, no one ever becomes godly without a commitment to pay the price of the daily spiritual training God has designed for our growth in godliness.\n <\/p>\n

\n Commitment echoes throughout Scripture: “Earnestly, I seek you”<\/em> (Psalm 63:1),\n “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart”<\/em> (Jeremiah 29:13),\n and Paul’s determination to press on toward Christ’s calling (Philippians 3:12). Genuine spiritual growth requires intentional pursuit and wholehearted dedication.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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John Calvin<\/h3>\n

\n Reflecting on Romans 12:1, Calvin observed that people will never worship God sincerely or obey him wholeheartedly until they understand how deeply they are indebted to God’s mercy.\n <\/p>\n

\n God’s grace does not compel us through fear. Rather, it draws us through gratitude and love into willing obedience and joyful righteousness.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Billy Graham<\/h3>\n

\n “Often the unbelieving world rejects our message because it sees no difference between Christians and non-Christians.”\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Walter Brueggemann<\/h3>\n

\n Calling upon God’s name encompasses the whole of life. It includes both joyful praise and earnest petition, both seasons of blessing and moments of distress.\n <\/p>\n

\n Whether in worship or in need, believers continually turn toward God and find their hope in him alone.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Richard Foster<\/h3>\n

\n Many question prayer because they assume everything has already been decided. Foster challenges this view by pointing to Paul’s description of believers as “God’s fellow workers”<\/em> (1 Corinthians 3:9).\n <\/p>\n

\n Prayer is not a passive exercise but active participation in God’s work. Through prayer, we join God in his ongoing mission and Kingdom purposes.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Arterius<\/h3>\n

\n “Fasting ensured that the stomach would not make the body boil like a kettle to the hindering of the soul.”\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Timothy Keller<\/h3>\n

\n Keller argues that the concept of universal human rights rests upon the biblical conviction that every person is created in God’s image.\n <\/p>\n

\n Human dignity is not earned through ability, status, or achievement. It is bestowed by God, making every life inherently valuable and worthy of respect.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Adrian Plass<\/h3>\n

\n True security is found in truth. When we defend ourselves, our faith, or the church apart from the Spirit of truth, we place ourselves on uncertain ground.\n <\/p>\n

\n Genuine confidence comes from faithfulness to God’s truth, even when that truth challenges our assumptions or comforts.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Personal Reflection<\/h3>\n

\n Which of these insights speaks most powerfully to you today? Consider taking a few moments to pray, reflect on Scripture, and ask God how he may be inviting you to grow in faith, commitment, prayer, truthfulness, or service.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[10],"class_list":["post-7233","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7233"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7254,"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7233\/revisions\/7254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.gci-au.church\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=7233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}