and nothing short of devotion, is true Christianity…

Devotion is that state of the heart in which everything -

our whole life, being, and possessions - are a continual

offering to God, that is, they are continually devoted to

God. True devotion must be the supreme devotion of

the will, extending out to all we have and are - to all

times, places, employments, thoughts, and feelings.

in which the mind is swallowed up in God as the object of

its supreme affection- in which we not only live and move

in God, but for God. In other words, devotion is that state

of mind in which the attention is diverted from self and

self-seeking, and is directed to God - the thoughts,

purposes, desires, affections, and emotions all

hanging upon, and devoted to, Him.

and true religion are identical.

It is impossible for us not to be devoted to the object

of our supreme affection… If an individual loves God

supremely, he will be as conscious that he lives for God

as that he lives at all! Nothing is "duty" if it is performed

for God… Devotion to God cannot be sincere any

further than it annihilates selfishness.

and selfishness are eternal opposites.

A spirit of devotion will turn the most constant cares

and the most pressing labors into the deepest and most

constant communion with God. The more pressing and

tedious our duties - if they are performed for God - the

deeper and more continual our communion with Him.

For whatever is done in a spirit of devotion

is communion with God.

Charles Finney

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