(Excerpt from Cheryl Gnagey's Spiritual Healing: The Surrender That Brings Victory, Chapter 9)
At the end of each chapter of my book, there are 5 questions to answer, each one designed to help you look within, come up with the real answers, and hopefully move you closer to God as you contemplate your spiritual journey. So, before we move on to quotes in this blog from Chapter 10, I want to give you this opportunity to pause and look within your heart. This time of introspection will hopefully help you discover some truths about yourself that you might not have thought of otherwise. Here are your 5 questions. (Okay 8, in this case; sometimes certain questions beg another!)
"PERSONAL INTROSPECTION
- When you allow your flesh to have control and make the decisions in your life, who is truly the god of your life?
- By what actions can God and all you come in contact with see that you are walking on the Highway to Holiness? How do your answers line up with 2 Chronicles 7: 14 and Romans 12: 1-2?
- How does surrender differ from making New Year's resolutions? Who is in control when you surrender, and when you resolve to change?
- What part of the Tabernacle symbolizes the crucifixion of our flesh, our greatest surrender? How close are you to the Holy of Holies when you are surrendering your flesh?
- In which areas of your heart is your surrender like a yo-yo -- you throw out the sin, but it seems to keep coming back? Consider whether or not you have truly surrendered it."
What did your answers to the questions reveal to you? By looking within you are able to process what you have been learning. Never leave this step of your growth to chance. Read the questions, ask yourself for the real answer, consider what your answers mean, and then determine what course corrections God might be asking you to make. It is all a part of your spiritual healing.
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