"But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way." John 4:23 (NLT) A young lady I know well recently made an honest confession concerning the fact that she felt awkward about crying in church. Without much hesitation, my response came fast. It wasn't something I'd rehearsed or memorized, but instead something I'd lived well enough to know first hand and that was also well experienced in my own life and heart... "Tears can be a wash for the repentant soul, an honest expression of being overwhelmed by the beauty of our Creator's presence, the application of soothing healing waters to a wounded spirit, the present evidence of true gratitude, the waterfall of uncontainable joy or the overflow of the deepest affection... and sometimes in the Lord's presence, all of those things at the same time - each one beautiful in His eye
A much loved spiritual mentor pointed out to me the difference between the Apostle Paul's past will (a life without Christ) and His new will that evolved after the Lord called Him. He then challenged me to define what my own new will would say... ...let my response be found here...
"It is not the title that people give to themselves that defines who they are; it is the fruit of what they produce." Graham Cooke