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-there are level of growth in Christian life

   Ultimate goal is to be United with God

-our soul has many mansions and enter 1 after the other, the deeper and deeper we enter

1st mansion

   -still very attached to the world, still desire to sin

Realized that God is so good.. 

   -we are just brought from the darkness outside the castle into the castle

      -we need to willingly choose God

-3 things

   1. Perseverance in prayer

   2. Humility... Must realize howuxh we need God.. can't do things on own

   3. Self knowledge.. how we are to repent

2nd mansion

-still have alot of desire on sins

   - learn to embrace the cross.. not to wait for the Holy Spirit to remind us

-silence and solitude

-learn to let go of things that we bad for our soul... But Satan will not let us go easily.. we got to pray!

3rd

-people loosing the fire after years

-God on purpose withdraw some blessings... A test from God --- do we love the blesser or the blessings

-there is a risk of walking out of the castle to the darkness

4th

-become very patient, gentle, kind and humble

1. God floods us with His love

2.

God is purifying us.. sensation of joy, comfort from God is gone

Detach not only from sin, but also spiritual pleasure

Psalm

Psalm

Know that God is here but can't feel it

   God wants us to rely on faith and not feeling

5th

Attachment is so strong that supernatural things happen

We can never be burnt out again

6th

Fruit of the spirit is in full bloom consistently

Some days life is so torturous as it is on hell

Cant sense God at all, feels abondoned

Still trust God even if we feel abondoned

7th

A full union with God