Wisdom from Francois Fenelon

To a spiritually lethargic friend.

"Dear friend,
Peace. Just sit in it. It's not your job to work up passion and fiery devotion for God. It doesn't depend on you. All you can do, all you are responsible to do, is to choose the one you will obey. Hand your will, your obedience, over to God. don't hold anything back.

Frankly, it's irrelevant how much intense feeling you have in your spiritual life right now. The more important question to ask is this: Do I want what God wants? Humbly confess your faults. don't hold onto your world. Abandon yourself to God. Choose to love God more than you love yourself. Desire God's name to be made great. Desire God to have God's way---want that more than you want your own life. If you don't feel these things, then just want to feel it, hoping you will someday. In the meantime, ask God to give you this kind of love for him. He will. God will love you, and he will pour peace into your heart."

Some excellent food for thought, isn't it?