Articles on SpiritualityEscaping Into the Ocean of God's Spirit One night as I awoke from a dream there were many unusually vivid images running back and forth through my mind. Normally I would simply role over and drift back away forgetting almost everything my minds eye had envisioned by morning, but not this time. I reawoke several times during the night and those same images would flash through my brain time and time again. By morning, though somewhat hazy, the complete dream was still in my memory, and a small understanding of what it might mean began to develop. Put On Christ The Lord Jesus introduced into the world a new conception of greatness. It was to be found in humility and self forgetting service. Even the Lord Himself stated that He did not come into the world to be ministered to, rather He came into the world to minister to others and give His life as a ransom for many. That should also be our motivation as we strip ourselves of the selfish fleshly nature and put on this attitude that was in Christ. The Joy of Fasting Why do so few Christians ever fast and what would happen if more would? This article discusses the difficult but rewarding road of this bodily discipline for the sake of our spiritual health. All content on gel |
