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======Silence IX - Transformation ...======
Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014. We have talked about the environment of silence -
about our motivation, about dedication. We have talked about
listening, about the proper input and preparation. We have talked about the
will to change or to be changed, the wish to do and not just to listen.
We still have to talk about the goals and the eternal perspective of silence.
Today, let us have a look at what can happen in the silence, about transformation.
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**Transformation ...**
I believe that God wants to use times of silence where we are with him. He wants
to use these times to change us, to guide us, to transform us. Something is happening
in these times of silence.
Let us talk a little more about this very personal moments. When you are with the
Lord, you can open to him. You do not need to fear other people. You do not need to
fear that he would learn something terrible about yourself. You know that he already
knows it all. He sees into your interior. He sees into your feelings, into your
fears, into your desires and hopes. He knows it all. So you can be open. You can
open up and start to see yourself - the way he sees you.
One of the key part of the time of silence is not that God needs to learn about you.
He knows you anyway. It is about you starting to talk to him about yourself - and
about what God wants and desires. He will start to tell you, when you open up to
him and when you start to listen.
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**... in complete liberating openness ...**
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There is a deep transformation going on in you when you start a relationship in
complete openness. Usually, that is not possible with other humans. You always need
to be careful with other humans. You do not want to hurt them by what is inside of
you. You do not want to destroy trust, when you dark side comes to the surface.
But with God that is different. He knows your dark side. He knows it all.
The driving source of the change which faith is bringing into the life of people is
coming by the work of the holy spirit. This biblical teaching is reaching deeply into
the core of what happens when you believe. But the spirit is working in and with you.
The spirit is transforming all you are. A key tool of the spirit is this silence.
It is the time where you take time to meet the Lord, talk to him and listen to him.
I have had this experience many times: take time for silence. You might need some
minutes. You might need to wait for a while. But then, God starts to talk. The holy
spirit starts to be there. He wants you to be serious with coming to him, but he is
eagerly waiting for you, and he wants to communicate!
Transformation is real, it is great,
it is a fantastic experience, and much more than that: a transformation of all what
we are!
(Roland Potthast)
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