One task of spiritual formation is to have our ideas transformed. By the Spirit, we replace in ourselves those idea systems of evil with the idea system that Jesus Christ embodied and taught.DW p.68
posted by TK at 5:29 PM
Welcome to our online discussion of Dallas Willard and Jan Johnson's Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation. Each day, Monday-Friday, I will post the title of that day's chapter and maybe an excerpt from the chapter. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to read that day's selection from the book then click on the comment link and add your $.02 to the conversation. If you are a highlighter maybe just share what you highlighted and why you highlighted it. Maybe something really resonated with you as you tackled that day's experiment, share that with us. Maybe, as happened with me, the first time I read the book, God will reveal something to you. Read the comments that others leave, respond to each other, ask for clarification, let someone know you connected with a comment they left. My hope is that working through this book together we will get much more out of it, we might not only grow in Christlikeness but grow closer to each other. If you have any technical difficulties please email me at tkay3atcharterdotnet.
2 Comments:
It is pretty ironic that the core ideas listed in this chapter is exactly what I used to feel about myself. I also used to self medicate myself and think I was happy.The one that is the hardest of all for me is being content with who I am because I sometimes seek happiness in material things.
Today what makes me happy is that I have my Lord and savior in my life that gives me the tools to work with.I sometimes struggle and it gets very uncomfortable to allow myself to give God the control and not to have it myself and when I do the outcome is awesome.I like the idea of being transformed spiritually I am starting to like the new me!
I am grateful that God only reveals to us small pieces of what we are missing or screwing up or for which we have the wrong idea.
The idea that I think plagues me most is self-promotion. It's something that seems to have invaded almost every area of my life.
Well as they say, identifying the problem is half the battle...right?
Practically this has meant speaking less and listening more. It has also caused me to look at the task, assignments and projects that I say yes to. I am doing something for a good reason or because it is chance to gain some approval and applause.
tough stuff. good. but tough.
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