By Brad Stroup
God has bound Himself to move in to relationship to certain responses from us, these are things that He treats differently than much of the rest of our human activity. To name a few that top this list; He’s looking for our faith, humility and something we call spiritual violence. In short this is our radical pursuit of god in prayer, fasting, giving, sacrifice and lifestyle choices in order to move Kingdom of God forward around us and in our own hearts. It’s about doing whatever it takes to take ground, refusing to live any other way but vibrantly. Unfortunately, life all around us has a way of draining that vitality from us over time. So, the question becomes what will we do to overcome that apathy? In this series we are going to look at what is required from us to press through that dullness and reach for fullness in our life in God. We will have to learn to push back against the trends of culture, the weakness of our flesh and even the longings of our own hearts. To live spiritually vibrant means that we have to operate in spiritual violence.
