The Paradox of the Kingdom of God

Mowing the lawn and brushing your teeth must become just as holy as reading scripture or prayer or church. As long as we limit prayer to overt spiritual activity, which has a place, god will always stay on the margin of our life and not at the centre. The paradox of the kingdom of god is that self fulfilment is found in self denial. That as we yield to his pleasure and will and love, we discover the very joy that we crave.