[Discoveries] 01-12-07 Why it works

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*... being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will 
carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. -- Philippians 
1:6 */

If you were going to make a chart of your spiritual journey, what would 
it look like? At what times in your life have you experienced the 
greatest spiritual growth?

If spiritual growth were just a matter of spiritual disciplines, then 
the go-get-'em types would leave all the rest of us in the dust. But 
spiritual growth is not just a matter of setting goals and observing 
disciplines. We are in the hands of God.

I have four children. I'm not a perfect father by any stretch. Even so, 
I don't wait for my kids to decide that they want to grow as people 
before I lead them into experiences that will help them grow up. Like 
caring for a pet, or getting along with a sibling, or dealing with an 
injustice. I expect them to grow, and I'm here to make sure it happens.

Years ago, my little engine of spiritual energy ran out of steam. I just 
drifted for a while until one day I discovered this verse. It 
electrified me. I found something greater than my mistakes, my sin, my 
apathy, my fatigue -- something greater than me. An amazing thing 
happened. The less I worried about how spiritual I was, and the more I 
concentrated on what a fantastic job God is doing with me, the easier 
everything got to be.

Yeah, yeah, we gotta be willing, but it really isn't about us, folks. 
It's about Him. That's why it works.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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