THE PATH TO PERFECTION discovering the true self

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-Isiah see that in the light of God, he realize that he is a man of unclean lips

-seek identity through... Achievement, career, relationship/ connection with ppl, image they project to others, disappointments 

   -however, our true identity is only found in God 

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-before we achieve or fail anything, God alr dreamed of us and loved us

-we are created by God to have union with Him

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-is not the self that God has created us

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-loses life = fully surrender 

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how to live the true self

1. Through our identity in Christ 

-Jesus came not just for our sins but also our relationship with God, restoring sonship and daughtership 

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2. In the depths of our soul 

-surrendering fully

3. Through the dark nights of union 

-layers of mask will strip off in the dark nights 

-know God's love

4. By yielding to the spirit of love

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KINGDOM OF GOD - LIFE OF THE KINGDOM

eternal life and kingdom and is the same thing

salvation = kingdom of of God = kingdom of heaven = eternal life

-blessed are the righteous

-kingdom of God is a future reality... righteous inherited at the end of 2nd coming

we can experience the kingdom of God, eternal life

we can have eternal life now, but not in full now

what is eternal life 

1. knowledge of God

-we can start knowing God

-knowledge is not having information... is abt experience (personal encounters, entering into relationship, becoming God's friend, entering into fellowship and communion with God)

-to know a person means to have experience (knowing facts is easy.. google, facebook but doesnt mean knowing the person)

2. life of the Holy Spirit

-we need to be born again

-water, not abt baptism, but in the new covenant, the Holy Spirit will cleanse us

we need to be spiritual

born again person within us

spirit = our heart, inner-man

3 things about spirituality

1. result = Christ is being formed in us

-personality is who are externally, how we present ourselves to the world

   -easily changed via coaching

-character is internal (the real us) - fruit of the spirit

   -formed through transformation over time

      -through thoughts

-character is what God is focusing on

2. desire to integrate all aspects of all our lives

-if our spiritual life is not integrated with our life, our soul breaks down

   -dont do exactly what we say... having a divided heart

-integrity = character

3. process = place our "real self" in the presence of God

-spirituality makes us aware of our true self

   -bring it before God's presence so that He can change us

-when we overwork, we be stress / pressured.. become irritable/easily angry

-only 1 thing is needed... spirituality

-sometimes we allow ourselves to being so busy

-the true self maybe more angry, not be so pure, honest, kind

-ppl are afraid to come before God, surrender to God... things may not turn out how we want it to be...we are not willing to accept it

-weary = overworked, tired, burnout

-burdened = worried, stressed

-its a promise! but we must first come to God

-silent all our mind, come before the presence of God, focus our whole heart on Jesus

-our spirituality is more important than all other world accomplishments

-Mary chose the most important thing... that is to spirituality