Weekly Pursuit – Week 2 of February
Verses:
2 Cor. 3:17 “And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Excerpts:
How do we open our heart to the Lord? Whenever we have to make a determination or decision, we should first say to the Lord, “O Lord, I love You. I am willing to please You.” This kind of prayer opens our will to the Lord, and once our will is opened, the Lord will enter into it. In addition, whenever we love or desire something, we should stop for a moment and say to the Lord, “O Lord, I love You. I want to please You.” This opens our emotion to the Lord. When we do this, the Lord will surely enter into our emotion. Similarly, whenever we begin to think about something, we should stop our thinking for a moment and say to the Lord, “O Lord, I love You. I want to please You.” This kind of statement opens our mind to the Lord, and through this opening, the Lord will be able to enter into our mind. Whenever we open to the Lord in our mind, the Lord’s Spirit will gain the opportunity to enter into the different parts of our soul.
Whenever our heart opens to the Lord, this Spirit spreads out from within us into our mind, emotion, and will….One obvious proof [of this] is the freedom mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:17….Once you have the Spirit of the Lord in your mind, your mind will have freedom. Once you have the Spirit of the Lord in your emotion, your emotion will also have freedom. And once you have the Spirit of the Lord in your will, it will surely be freed. (The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life, ch.10)
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