Truth, desperation, spirit, life
You pursue truth differently when you're desperate, when your life hinges on what you find – and your spirit is released to resonate with the Spirit of God.
You pursue truth differently when you're desperate, when your life hinges on what you find – and your spirit is released to resonate with the Spirit of God.
A person can be a Christian, yet not live by the Spirit. Ah, but that's not what our Lord intends.
As we come to him, our Lord shows us: “Rest? It restores.” He teaches us a new rhythm that calms our life down and turns it around – an unforced rhythm that brings our soul back from the exhaustion where frenzy and fear rule.
It’s not surprising that Jesus taught us to pray to God. It’s not surprising that he taught us to pray for people. What’s stunning is this: Jesus taught us to pray for God. That is, the Son taught us to pray first for the Father to rise up in his own behalf. As we pray in this way, we pray powerfully and effectively for people too.
God saw my stifled spirit, crying out to honor him. He saw my confused soul, sabotaging the good it tried to do. Patiently, firmly, he taught me to act on my spirit's yes even when my soul was screaming no.
More than a century ago, Andrew Murray explored the difference - and the conflict - between our spirit and our soul. He showed from Scripture the Spirit-to-spirit dynamic God has designed.
Did you ever try to use a key that should work, but didn’t? That often happens with a copy of the original. To the eye, it seems a match. But…
Mini-post: The counterfeit of reigning in life. Quote from The Esther Blessing: Grace to Reign in Life.
One weekend in March 2012, I met with a small group eager to seek what God wanted to show us through Elijah’s life and times. None of us has been…
Today, let’s consider the impossible – and utterly delightful – challenge of mastering the language in which God speaks. It’s a challenge crucial to living by the Spirit. (And also…
Heavenly Father, I ask you to raise up an army of writers who will learn to distinguish soul from spirit and will choose the path of writing from the Spirit