I& #39;m learning to stop asking God "how do I get back to where I was?" and learning to start asking, "how do I get to the new thing You& #39;re calling me into?"
Spiritual life is a series of dips and dives - long dry seasons and explosive seasons of harvest.
I used to try old spiritual practices of last harvest season to jumpstart growth. "If only I could get back there!"
But God& #39;s moving us to new growth, not backwards to what& #39;s old.
I used to try old spiritual practices of last harvest season to jumpstart growth. "If only I could get back there!"
But God& #39;s moving us to new growth, not backwards to what& #39;s old.
Some old practices stay forever, and the allure of novelty is also a kind of trap.
But be careful of trying to get everything lined up "the way it was when I was close to God" - you& #39;re a different self than you were then. There are new ways that God will meet this new you.
But be careful of trying to get everything lined up "the way it was when I was close to God" - you& #39;re a different self than you were then. There are new ways that God will meet this new you.