- Faithful acceptance of everyday problems - the trial of everyday life must be dealt with in patience. When they control us, spiritual transformation is slowed (or stopped).
- Interaction with God's Spirit in and around us - walking with the Spirit and keeping in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5) are part of the natural rhythm of spiritual transformation(fruits and gifts of the Spirit and more).
- Spiritual disciplines - This our part and sometimes hard work!
Willard writes,
"The single most obvious trait of those who profess Christ but do not grow into Christ-likeness is teir refusal to take the reasonable and time-tested measures for spiritual growth. I almost never meet smeone in spiritual coldness, perplexity, distress and failure who is regular in the use of those spiritual exercises that will be obvious to anyone familiar with the contents of the New Testament."
The question for us, then, is, "Are we willing to do the hard work as our part in spiritual transformation?"
An Apprentice of Jesus,
Kevin
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