If it is the case that our pursuit of God can turn into an introspective house of mirrors, then how do we get out? Here are a few reference points.

1) Don’t force anything (that’s the problem, remember?), just ask. Release your cramped muscles. Prayer, our spiritual life, holiness, life itself – these are not our little projects that we try to chisel into brilliance. God is leading this thing and he knows when we start pursuing dead ends. When we see that we need to make a change but don’t really see exactly how we are supposed to go about it, the first step is always to imploring God for help. “Send in the paratroopers, Lord!” We need to ask for saving. At every turn it seems that life is about being rescued. We are in need of salvation not just from our obvious sins, but in far more ways than we at first realize. Getting out of a spiritual fog is no different.

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