The Spiritual Man

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A Life of Feeling
A Believer’s Experience
When Christians Become affectionately attached to
the Lord they are usually experiencing a life of feeling.
Such an experience for them is most precious. They enter this phase
of their Christian walk generally following their emancipation from
Sin and before their entrance upon a true spiritual life. Because they
lack spiritual knowledge, these Christians often assume this kind of
emotional experience to be most Spiritual and most heavenly since it
is encountered primarily after release from sin and affords them great
pleasure. The delight it bestows is so satisfactory that they find it
difficult to cut loose and forsake it.
During this period the believer senses the nearness of the Lord, so
near that the hands can almost touch Him. He is alive to the delicate
sweetness of the Lord’s love as well as gripped by his own intense
love towards the Lord. A fire seems to be burning in his heart; it
leave him with an unspeakable joy which makes him feel he is
already in heaven. Something is heaving in his bosom, yielding
indescribable pleasure, as though he were in possession of a priceless
treasure. This sensation continues with him as he walks and works.
Whenever the believer passes through this type of experience he
wonders where his abode is, for he seems to have shed his earthly
tent and now soars away with the angels.
For the moment Bible reading becomes a real delight. The more
he reads the more joyous he feels. Prayer is also very easy. How
wonderful to pour out his heart to God. The more he communes the
brighter the heavenly light shines. He is able to make many decisions
before the Lord which indicates how much he loves him. Great is his
longing to be quiet and alone with God; if only he could close his
door forever and commune with the Lord his joy would be full, for