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I wonder how I can write this without sounding “holier than Thou?”

As we mature in our Lord and begin to live a deeper walk we challenge the thinking of the average Christian. How we react to their reactions is a measuring stick of the depths of our walk.

Wading into the depths of God’s love and living it out may bring conflict with the average Christian as their understanding of God is challenged. Yet, it is precisely in their conflict that growth can occur.

As we grow deeper, God’s Spirit works to enrich our view of God. This reveals the errors of our beliefs. These are the beliefs that have been shaped by our needs and struggles rather than a clearer view of God. As we begin to grasp the deeper truths of God we are faced with a choice. Either we can let go of the blurry view of God and live a richer life OR we can hang onto our blurry view and live a poorer life.

Too often our beliefs are what we feel secure in rather than being secure in God. Wading into the deeper water is letting go of what God’s Spirit is telling us to release and living out the better view of God He is trying to get us to see. Those who understand the deeper walk will see just how deep their walk is as they deal with this conflict. Godly insight helps one to realize that this is a personal thing. God is at work. So we must let God work and not react to what our brother or sister says and does. We must come along beside them, lift them up and care for them. The deeper life we claim to grasp demands this. God is forcing us to live out of the depths we claim to believe.

This is one reason God works to make us interact with each other in the church. We all learn from each other and we discover what we really believe in how we work through this interaction.