tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120369.post7428106260829241088..comments2022-11-21T09:40:43.316-05:00Comments on and then Life happened: Shadow BoxingRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630150578438657112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120369.post-29723603552202107192008-09-19T14:44:00.000-04:002008-09-19T14:44:00.000-04:00Rich, I especially love this:"Through out the body...Rich, I especially love this:<BR/><BR/>"Through out the body of Christ in our being fully identified with our elder brother Jesus Christ, we are beginning to see and know, experience what mere words have pointed to but left us feeling left out from the substance these words spoke of."<BR/><BR/>That really sums it up, being full identified with my elder brother...oh, I love it!Tracy Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636022373370290350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120369.post-5226244867296253172008-09-19T14:10:00.000-04:002008-09-19T14:10:00.000-04:00Rich,Again, excellent blog. I love what you said h...Rich,<BR/>Again, excellent blog. I love what you said here:<BR/><BR/>"Without an ongoing, ever expanding, deepening relationship with the Father, knowing and growing in His total unconditional loving acceptance of us, we will desire revelation only to make us look good, and folks that is not what it is about."<BR/>AND...<BR/>"Without the growing true knowledge of the Father’s love for us, we WILL get caught up in some wonderful side eddies, but miss out on the ocean of who He is."<BR/>AND....<BR/>"I believe what the Father is allowing me to see is NOT something new or special, (It’s new to me) it is all part of knowing Him as our only Life, and yet without this being ever more deeply etched into the core of our being, the other father, the ‘father of lies’ will continue to reek havoc within the lives of the believers. As long as I have been a Christian I have heard and seen the best doing what I call a Mexican hat dance, dancing all around the bush as it were in speaking out, pontificating on what is but in my opinion, beating the air-shadow boxing!"<BR/><BR/>Amen! <BR/><BR/>(Okay, I clearly almost highlighted/cited your entire post. Hee hee!)<BR/><BR/>I love the metaphor you use of Shadow Boxing. Indeed, one is foolish not to acknowledge what goes on in the spiritual sense. Yet, thank goodness, we Believer's have the One who has already defeated our Opponent. And thank goodness, we can turn to Him, day-by-day to pin him when we fall from his blow, give into a temptation or receive a smacking. <BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>~Amy :)<BR/>http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com