The first session was the best of all because he portrait and express the message clearly with the two words ‘Filled’ and ‘Unfilled.’ The second part is not so profound and organized yet gives the key answer which is to focus on the kingdom of God. In the final part he put some practical disciplines. The discipline of solitude and to make time and space could be the answer for noisy and busy society.
Henri rightly said that the beginning of spiritual life is often difficult not only because the powers which cause us to worry are so strong but also because the presence of God’s spirit seems barely noticeable. In many time tangible things of the world seem to be more promising and real than God. The presence of God seems to be too far away from us in many times. It is not enough just to believe that God exist but it is necessary to have active relationship with him. First, having the spirit of contentment in spiritual journey can weaken my spiritual disciplines. Sometime it is very easy to be contented that we don’t need to pray too much after reading or praying regularly. Second, it is very dangerous to bring always before God all the things that occupied and preoccupied our hearts and minds. Therefore, it might become like trying to persuading God to share our workload. It is important to go before God with a listening ear and an obedience heart. When spending time with God it is more important to hear and listen His voice than spend all our times telling God what we need. We should pray without fear which means without worrying that God may not hear clear enough of my needs. It is important to set our heart to listen and to obey whenever we spend time with Him.
Henri rightly said that the beginning of spiritual life is often difficult not only because the powers which cause us to worry are so strong but also because the presence of God’s spirit seems barely noticeable. In many time tangible things of the world seem to be more promising and real than God. The presence of God seems to be too far away from us in many times. It is not enough just to believe that God exist but it is necessary to have active relationship with him. First, having the spirit of contentment in spiritual journey can weaken my spiritual disciplines. Sometime it is very easy to be contented that we don’t need to pray too much after reading or praying regularly. Second, it is very dangerous to bring always before God all the things that occupied and preoccupied our hearts and minds. Therefore, it might become like trying to persuading God to share our workload. It is important to go before God with a listening ear and an obedience heart. When spending time with God it is more important to hear and listen His voice than spend all our times telling God what we need. We should pray without fear which means without worrying that God may not hear clear enough of my needs. It is important to set our heart to listen and to obey whenever we spend time with Him.
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