Comments on: Spiritual Connection

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:45:10 +0000

I was pretty casual about the spiritual disciplines for most of my walk with Christ until the last few years. I realized I needed to experience God at a much deeper level and wanted to have a relationship with Him like I had never had. So when I recommitted my life to the Lord – I did everything I could to keep the fire I had – and I have! I have dug into the Word, I pray constantly – and on my knees now, yet I only still did that one day a year fast with the church – until recently. I have decided to make fasting part of the disciplines I practice to go deeper and hear from God. I long to hear from Him and be closer to Him. So – fasting is now a part of my life -and it has changed me and my relationship with the Lord! A quote from the book I read on fasting recently: When you fast – it is a hunger strike against hell!

By: Richard Manlove

Richard Manlove — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:07:28 +0000

Your remarks remind me of a qoute by Albert Schweitzer, as found iin The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard:
“He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same word: “Follow thou me!” and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is.”
Peace,
Richard

By: d. hunt

d. hunt — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:03:05 +0000

Cain would disagree with Romans 2:11

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:21:02 +0000

It is encouraging to know that we can all connect at a deeper level; not just some of us. What I find most challenging is carving out that time to develop that closer relationship with God. With my job and a 2 year old I often feel so tired and my brain doesn’t function well then. But the desire is there and I am hopeful that if I can spend even a small amount of time that God with faithfully draw close to me and reveal Himself to me.