Traditionally, the “dark nights” are a season of life when God grabs our full attention by intensely testing us. Typically the dark nights start with very difficult circumstances affecting several aspects of life; career, marriage, health, relationships, finances, etc. Often times, more than one of these areas are disrupted or even completely dismantled. (See previous [...]
Dark nights happen to those followers who earnestly seek more of Christ. God doesn’t typically test those who are completely content with status quo. He actively works in the lives and hearts of those want to grow deeper in their relationship. I distinctly remember my prayer just before going into the dark nights. I was [...]
Another post from the series on the dark nights. Read the previous post here. The Dark Night of the Spirit follows the Dark Night of the Soul. Sometimes they come in rapid succession, sometimes there are years between them. For me, they followed each other with only two months between. In the Dark Night of [...]
This is a continuation from a previous post… The Dark Night of the Soul comes first. This is the season when God focuses on the outward behaviors – the things we do. He is actively working to strip away those things we do which aren’t of Him. For example, for me this meant stripping off [...]
This is a continuation from a previous post… The dark night is a season in the life of a believer when God intensely tests the heart, mind, soul, and strength. We see story after story after story of common people God uses to do extraordinary things. Yet, we see a similar pattern of “schooling” that [...]