"This means that much of our transformation will feel like dying to things. We will know weakness before we recognize God’s power. We will feel like we’re losing our lives before we realize we’re finding them. We’ll feel like we’re last before we know we’ve become first."
Being past ISF and now looking back, this was so true. What felt like chaos actually was Christ working in me and purging things and helping me find my mooring in Him. This is good!
Yes. I need to hear this right now actually. It is funny because we think that learning about the desert, dark nights, spiritual desertion, etc., will somehow make it feel less dark. But that is the whole point.
"This means that much of our transformation will feel like dying to things. We will know weakness before we recognize God’s power. We will feel like we’re losing our lives before we realize we’re finding them. We’ll feel like we’re last before we know we’ve become first."
Being past ISF and now looking back, this was so true. What felt like chaos actually was Christ working in me and purging things and helping me find my mooring in Him. This is good!
Yes. I need to hear this right now actually. It is funny because we think that learning about the desert, dark nights, spiritual desertion, etc., will somehow make it feel less dark. But that is the whole point.