Dark Night of the Soul - Spirit - Dying to Self-Sufficiency - Part 3
The Dark Night of the Spirit is the following:
1. Removes self-sufficiency, dying to self2. God takes us to the cross
3. We come to the end of self
4. We realize we cannot do anything without God
5. God finally cuts the root, blocking that deep relationship with him.
6. We learn to obey regardless of the cost
7. God gets to the real root - blind spots
8. Hearing God more clearly
8. We change first, and then the world changes.
When we give our lives to the Lord, we are being betrothed by the Son. When dating, you get to know someone intimately. The Lord desires for us to become intimate with Him. To get there, the Lord takes you to the cross. We need to evolve, look more like the Father, and hear him more clearly to serve Him where He gets all the credit and realize we cannot do anything without him.