Just listened to a little interview online with Dallas Willard, author or Renovation of the Heart. He talks about some indicators of our spiritual maturity. One of them is how easy it is for us to be irritated. Irritation comes out of overconcern and lack of rest and trying to hard to make something happen, which are destructive things for the spirit.
Another indicator is in the form of a little story--If you're driving down the highway and you see an accident, what is the natural response of your heart? If it's to rise up to God in prayer and to invoke the presence of his kingdom and his angels, then you're in a pretty good place. But if you don't, then somehow you're mind is not in the right place.
Finally--your capacity to pay attention to the people you're dealing with is an indicator of where you're heart is at.
Interesting practical considerations. I'm increasingly convinced that what I need, and what we need, is not necessarily more good teaching about Jesus, but more living examples of people who are actually living like Jesus in our everyday lives.
"The spirit blows, but you must hoist your sail."
--Francois Fenelon
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Amen :)
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