Tagged: stages of spiritual formation

For last week’s reflection on the outlook of life and peace in Romans 8, click here. For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit. For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:5-6   Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Romans 12:16 For some time now I have been deeply contemplating what it means to be shaped by God in every season and stage of our spiritual formation. As one who is in… Read More

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry."  Jesus, in Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus' famous words in Matthew 11 have beckoned to me during many a season of exhaustion. But today, as I read them in context, I see a new invitation. There is something else that weighs me down, something that steals my joy and zaps my energy. It's the sin of pride, and like a sneaky lion, it constantly crouches in the periphery of my life,… Read More