Living With Chronic Pain – Spiritual Fitness – Spiritual Sensitivity
Can you relate to what I’m about to convey regarding how memory sparks psychosomatic reactions from hurtful experiences? I mean this… I think explaining addictions might bring clarity to my point. For instance, former alcoholics can genuinely feel intoxicated when just getting a whiff of the smell of alcohol without actually taking a drink. The same thing can happen when memory triggers the horrendous realities of pain. We can temporarily feel our original pain when remembering a particular incident and how it adversely impacted our life.
Though we can have an automatic response to negative things, like pain and additions, I would like to share with you something about having spiritual reactions from times of faithful growth. When we know we’re off course from God, there are times when we might sense the Spirit of Christ working within us. Even without our knowing, the Holy Spirit creates a fingerprint of righteousness on our consciousness. Our minds are transformed into the mindset of Christ. In essence, God transforms our entire beings into our intended newness.
And as a result, we can be fully intoxicated by the Holy Spirit, especially when memories of the cross trigger the realities of redemptive grace in our lives.
To develop further spiritual sensitivities, I encourage you to soak in the word of God and simply remain consistent in your walk of faith.
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Gordon,
As I work my way through your site, I am struck by the wisdom that you have gained over the time that I have known you. God has truly done a marvelous work in both of you but I notice the depth in you most, I think. Thank you for challenging me to think broader, deeper, and higher at the same time. His best is, as you said in an earlier post, so much more than I can even imagine! Time for me to go soak in the Word……thanks again, I am sure I speak for many who don’t take the time to comment but just ‘glean and go’. Blessings!
May 14th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Gordon, this articulates so well what I experience sometime..that sense of rediscovering a particular aspect of life with God. At the moment I am enjoying soaking the the God of Love; it is bringing so much comfort to my soul. I feel like I am curling up in the arms of the father at night when I go to bed..and listening to MW Smiths latest CD, brings home so much truth about how that love brings healing and acceptance. On days when I feel like I have stuggled with acepting myself and fearing for my future…the sense of God’s love is so good and helps me sleep well. I find myself singing the songs when I wake the next day and realise that they are based in some great scriptures. There one song in particular…Help is on the way….no need to fret just wait on God!
Thanks again for writing these blogs. I know how much effort it probably takes, so it is all the more appreciated.