Hi, new here! (I guess everyone is!) There's so much good stuff in this post.
I love that you include the phrase "any marginal growth" when talking about the fruit of the Spirit - it's so tempting to say, "If I don't have record-breaking-pumpkin-sized love for people right now I'm failing."
The whole list of subtle stuff stuff the Spirit does is particularly encouraging for me, who's 'always been a Christian' and assumes this stuff is only the normal human response, or worse, something I made happen.
I'm also a disabled person who's always had my disability, and newly struggling with not being OK with it, and your reminder that all healing here is a temporary sign is helpful.
Thank you so much for all this and more I didn't mention!
Thanks for supporting what we're trying to do here. We appreciate it so much.
I'm grateful the article comforted and encouraged you. That was my prayer over it before I hit publish. You've touched on something that I've written in the article for next week, how easy it is for us to normalize the Spirit or assume it is our own moral character at work, etc. I call it the problem of humility—the Spirit abounds in humility (and doesn't take the credit) and we, well, don't always share said humility. The paradox of being human and Spirit-filled!
Thanks for sharing about where you are with your disability. I have not studied much about the intersection between theology and disability, so I have much to learn from you. I'm really glad there was some help to you from my limited vantage point.
You're so welcome! Will for sure keep posting! I haven't studied as much theology/disability as I would like yet either , so maybe "nerdy about" in my bio was a bit strong, but I am reading more as I find time, and certainly living it every day!
Hi, new here! (I guess everyone is!) There's so much good stuff in this post.
I love that you include the phrase "any marginal growth" when talking about the fruit of the Spirit - it's so tempting to say, "If I don't have record-breaking-pumpkin-sized love for people right now I'm failing."
The whole list of subtle stuff stuff the Spirit does is particularly encouraging for me, who's 'always been a Christian' and assumes this stuff is only the normal human response, or worse, something I made happen.
I'm also a disabled person who's always had my disability, and newly struggling with not being OK with it, and your reminder that all healing here is a temporary sign is helpful.
Thank you so much for all this and more I didn't mention!
Hey Sarah!
Thanks for supporting what we're trying to do here. We appreciate it so much.
I'm grateful the article comforted and encouraged you. That was my prayer over it before I hit publish. You've touched on something that I've written in the article for next week, how easy it is for us to normalize the Spirit or assume it is our own moral character at work, etc. I call it the problem of humility—the Spirit abounds in humility (and doesn't take the credit) and we, well, don't always share said humility. The paradox of being human and Spirit-filled!
Thanks for sharing about where you are with your disability. I have not studied much about the intersection between theology and disability, so I have much to learn from you. I'm really glad there was some help to you from my limited vantage point.
I hope you keep posting!
You're so welcome! Will for sure keep posting! I haven't studied as much theology/disability as I would like yet either , so maybe "nerdy about" in my bio was a bit strong, but I am reading more as I find time, and certainly living it every day!