Presently I'm doing a couple of book studies with two different groups of people with the book by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness. We are just getting into chapters 3 & 4 dealing with pride. Dwight spoke on this part of the book on Monday at our SWAT (staff) meeting. He had given each of the staff this book as a gift at Christmas.
Today in a meeting with Lorrie, one of my apprentices in The ReignForest, she made a very good analogy. She talked about how swimmers have to get in shape for competition. For weeks before the competition they workout breaking down their muscle groups so that they can build them back up so they will be stronger.
When I look at it in the same way as an athlete does at building muscles it sure makes sense.
I don't like discovering pride in my life. I need the Holy Spirit to convict me of those pride issues so that God will draw near to me.
This process is difficult - change is difficult...but I can't continue the same way I am for where God wants me to go.
