Calm My Anxious Heart; A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment by Linda Dillow

Author:Linda Dillow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: NavPress
Published: 2007-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

“Two important questions came to my mind: First, what did I want to be at age eighty? That was the easy part. I knew the answer.

A woman of contentment

A woman of wisdom

A woman of godliness

“The second question — which took longer to answer — was, How was I going to become that woman? I knew it began with a deeper knowledge of God’s character.”

Beginning at age thirty-two, Mimi spent one morning a week in prayer, dwelling on the character of God. If you have ever tried to pray with three small children circled around your knees, you realize this was very difficult to arrange. How did Mimi do it? “I didn’t want the children to hate my God because He had my attention during my prayer times. So before I prayed, I gave my three cherubs big portions of “cream” (concentrated time with Mommy and special treats). Was it worth the effort? I would have moved heaven and earth to have the intimate time with the Lord because He met me and showed me Himself. When I left the times of prayer, I had a new view of eternity, a weekly reminder of my eternalness in God. I was able to view my today and the problems it held from an eternal perspective.”

Mimi made a secret choice to move from knowledge (the room of understanding) to action (the room of decision), and she is so grateful for her secret choices to pursue godliness, wisdom, and contentment. She said, “You can mimic goodness but godliness cannot be imitated.”

Mimi has moved steadily toward her goal, and her choice has made a significant difference. Twenty years have passed since she began her search for a fixed focus. She has moved along her “eternity line.”

Mimi

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As Mimi’s friend, I can say that today she is a woman of contentment, wisdom, and godliness. How exciting to envision the woman she will become as she progresses along toward eternity!11

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