[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for your post!

I agree, and it seems when we do, we immediately find that He effectively says, "Thank you, but do keep your will; I have given you what I have given you and want you to allways bring your will to all things along with mine."

We each have such marvelous direct experiences in our walk with the Lord and it is always a delight to share them. I do not doubt you at all, but my experience has not been like yours.

With me it has been a dividing of spirit between the new me who never feels apart from Him and is where I (my consciousness) reside - and the old me, the carnal me (the “her” in my previous posts.) I can see her, spiritually speaking, and she is an annoyance and sometimes goads me into doing or saying things I loathe. But usually I can just rebuke her and she withdraws.

So, in my experience, the new me is never outside of Him. Perhaps I am a weaker person than you and He wishes to keep me here for my protection, or perhaps you have a different job to do, a Paul type job, that requires a strong self-will.

Whatever the reason, I know I am where I am supposed to be, I am exceedingly happy - and I do not doubt that you are also born-again and in service to Him in your own arena.

[unspun]

Thanks, blessings, likewise. It's the "new me" that we need to apply, since we're the only thing we ever really have to manage (thank God! that's definitely enough!). ;-)