“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.” - 2 Timothy 4:7 I have a few visions that come to mind of what “keeping the faith” looks like, and Paul’s life is one of the first. For the first part of my life, I made the mistake of assuming that if I am to keep the faith, I need to follow the path and do the same thing. If I carbon copy the lives of those who are faithful, then I will be faithful. But I forgot The Spirit, and following the rules and lives of others harmed my own spirit and soul. Perhaps this is more obvious to you, but I am reminded as I read Paul’s epistles now that his life and ministry is in response to
I am learning to be open to the idea of persuasion, both being persuaded and doing some persuasion.