In Robert Mulholland’s book Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation I found a helpful thought on the inner posture one needs to be in a position for God’s grace to flow into our lives and begin to transform us into who God wants us to be. This goes along with my earlier post on God's Garden Hose .
In chapter 11, “The Inner Dynamics of the Spiritual Disciplines” Mulholland goes over the posture of being behind the classical spiritual disciplines. He gives three dynamics that compose this posture: silence, solitude and prayer.
• Silence is seen as the “radical reversal of our cultural tendencies.” “Silence is the inner act of letting go.”(p137)
• Solitude is “being who we are with God and acknowledging who we are to ourselves and God.”(p138) The story of Jacob is an example of this dynamic. See also Blairism #2 .
• Prayer is when we offer who we are to God. “This is a yearning, hungering, wrestling prayer that enters into the painful struggle between what we are and the crucifying desire to become what God wants us to be.”(p140)
First we must let go of control, through silence. Then we must acknowledge who we are, through solitude. Finally we must offer who we are to God in order for grace to flow. I find this view helpful in dealing with the tension of God’s Grace and our call to Work.
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- Blair is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, GA. Where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communication and Theatre Arts and a minor in Christianity. Blair earned his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta. Blair is currently pursuing the Blairology Global Project. Blair is an Eagle Scout.
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i love this idea, i went to a seminar about this about a year ago, and just listening to what comes from this for like a hour and taking aobut 5 minutes during that seminar to write down who you are has helped me soooo incredabliy much. our lives could be so better off, and differnt if we were to ever fully grasp this idea and then go through with it. i think thats the hardest part, to continue a life of silence, solitude,and prayer...
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