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First Principle & Foundation

First Principle & Foundation. A Reflection on David Fleming’s version. The Goal of our life is to live with God forever. God, who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God's life to flow into us without limit. All the things in this world are gifts from God.

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First Principle & Foundation

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  1. First Principle & Foundation A Reflection on David Fleming’s version

  2. The Goal of our life is to live with God forever.

  3. God, who loves us, gave us life.

  4. Our own response of love allows God's life to flow into us without limit.

  5. All the things in this world are gifts from God

  6. Presented to us so that we can know God more easilyand make a return of love more readily

  7. As a result, we appreciate and use all these gifts of Godinsofar as they help us to develop as loving persons

  8. But if any of these gifts become the center of our lives, they displace Godand so hinder our growth toward our goal.

  9. In everyday life, then, we must hold ourselves in balanceBefore all of these created gifts insofar as we have a choiceAnd are not bound by some obligation.

  10. We should not fix our desires on health or sickness,wealth or poverty, success or failure, a long life or a short one.

  11. For everything has the potential of calling forth in usa deeper response to our life in God.

  12. Our only desire and our one choice should be this:I want and I choose what better leadsto God's deepening his life in me.

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