We are continuing the conversation this week with part 2 of the Critical Journey, where we discuss the next three phases we all experience in our journey with the Lord, moving toward a place of absolute being, and filled with the Father’s love.
1. The Converted life – we become very aware of God and yield our life to his control.
2. The Disciples life - Very hungry with the things of god. Necessary to understand an understanding to walk with God.
3. The Productive life – we take the information we learned in phase 2 and begin to put it to work in serving the lord. The danger is an addiction to success, which eventually leads us to hitting the “wall.”
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4. The Journey Inward - Moving from doing to being and letting go of the idea of “success” – complete surrender.
5. The Journey Outward - A renewed sense of calling and an integration of soul and role. Content with a more hidden life.
6. The life of Love - Deep, vibrant inner life that embraces your true self.
Download a helpful illustration that shows all six stages
The Critical Journey, Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich
Inside Job by Stephen W. Smith
6 Stages of Faith and Spiritual Formation Chart - DOWNLOAD
John 21 - Peter and the disciples are fishing
Return of the Prodigal Son - Luke 15:11-32
Moment to Breathe
"The journey between the dreaming and the coming true is a journey made on holy ground. It is a journey made through silence and longing where, if we will listen, we can hear the whisper of the Dreamer echoing deep within us, calling us to become what the Dreamer sees when our names were first whispered: saints who believe in and pay attention for and recognize the Voice; saints who live our lives in joy and confidence and hope rather than judgment and anxiety and desperation; saints whose hours and days and lives are spent carrying people to the Christ, lending each other a hand when one has fallen, slipping along the river that brings joy to the heart of God, carrying God’s peace and love and presence and life to those we meet along the way.
That is what we have been sent here to do. And we will.
The Dreamer’s dream will always come true"
-Excerpt from Between the Dreaming and the Coming True by Robert Benson
We depend on your support to carry on the ministry of Potter's Inn. Each of our ministry staff also raise their own financial support for salaries to serve with our team.
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