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I am so amazed, once again, how refreshing being back into the discipline of journalizing is. How thankful I am that the Lord doesn't beat around the bush with me during this season of my life. Although my desire had been to do this with a class during the summer, that did not happen and now I see why. I have really gotten so much out of these last 3 Lessons that I might not have gotten if I had other responsibilities besides maintaining my focus on God and God alone. And although I yearn for that authentic fellowship that flows so naturally in a VW class, I am enjoying the one on one time with just me and the Lord. I'm even more thankful that I am not completely doing this course alone and have a coach encouraging me from many miles away who suggested that I post on this forum weekly for accountability. And I thought it would be most appropriate to start with my Please Share!!!!!

2. Describe how the soul and spirit come into complete union with Christ so only God’s Word can tell the difference between them. My soul has been tainted by the world, scared by sin designed to hunger for God but can often seek the wrong answer to that hunger. My Spirit comes from God with the ability to transform my soul, heal it and satisfy the hunger it was designed to have. My soul has faults , yet my Spirit, being from God, is unchanging. As the two live together I think the soul starts to mirror the spirit, but because it is of this world there is error within it and when Christ makes a 3 chord between the two intertwining them, He can easily identify that which is from His Father. We seek that which is contrary to God’s Word to know which the “imitation” is; not from God but changed by God.

I also wanted to share this journal from Day Five as I miss sharing time greatly!!!!
{Proverbs 20:27, Job 32:8}
Father, my spirit is from you and you search my thoughts.

Breath, to inject as if by breathing, infuse.

That which I think is not a reflection of who I am but a determiner of what I focus on. My Spirit tests me and shows me that which is right. You infuse me with my Spirit and within me it searches out the lies that I have been living with and attacks them to show me Your truth.

Digging deeper, not that you know but that I can reveal. Just as an archeologist carefully digs, knowing something is beneath, and wanting to discover whatever is beneath. Don’t focus on knowing but focus on me and I will show you what you need to know, where to dig, that you may find what I have hidden.

So here I am starting week 6, noting that I should have been done with this already. And yet I sense I am right where I am suppose to be. How funny it is that I stopped at the lesson titled Grace is for the Guilty….. As I worked (more like kicked and screamed) through an issue with a fellow believer. Well there wasn't really much to work through with them, more of me working through being offended, hurt, and (I see now) taking on the roll of holier than thou. And it was during this time that I could not fellowship with God. I completely disconnected from him and got so angry when he worked everything to make me face this person. And then His sobering words rang in my head like nothing he has ever said to me before…. "Do Not Toy With Me." Funny thing was it didn't scare me, it didn't confuse me but it did get my attention!!!! And then His Word pierced my pride…..gratifying the craving of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Ephesians 2:3 and oh how he opened my eyes with this journal:

my heart is like a rag that I make dirty will all my "good deeds" done in vain that you have to wipe away so that I can see your desire for me to fall before you in humble adoration and reveal the deepest cracks of my heart and see that I am only capable of wicked deeds.

what peace I have in seeing that I am going deeper into the understanding of Christ as my Savior…….(and I've decided that I have way to much to worry about concerning myself and laid to rest my expectations of this other woman)

Brandy,

Entering God's rest is one of my favorite studies.  Why?  Because I'm one of the busiest "Martha" type people I know!  I frequently need to hear these words.  Everytime I read "My work is already finished…there's nothing more to do" I can't help but feeling astonished and challenged.  Ah ha, challenged.  Busy people love that word. 

I'm basking in His respose right along with you.

Love,

Jaque