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EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 14 MIN

RECONNECTING: HOW TO STOP SURVIVING AND START THRIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

from The Hungry Hearts Collective · host Peter Hasert

This post helps elucidate how much of contemporary Christian life relies on a flawed "map" based on bodily survival instincts rather than the Spirit's reality. The author insists that genuine Christian maturity is not about moral self-improvement but a re-education of attention that involves re-placing the soul's centre of gravity from control to rest and spiritual nourishment. The text outlines practical steps toward re-orientation, emphasizing the simple discipline of intentional stillness and receiving God's presence as the means to achieve an abundant and transformative life. The author also draws on Scripture and theological voices like Rashi and Matthew Henry to support the idea that spiritual growth is a learned and practiced discipline, not a quick-fix emotional experience.

This post helps elucidate how much of contemporary Christian life relies on a flawed "map" based on bodily survival instincts rather than the Spirit's reality. The author insists that genuine Christian maturity is not about moral self-improvement but a re-education of attention that involves re-placing the soul's centre of gravity from control to rest and spiritual nourishment. The text outlines practical steps toward re-orientation, emphasizing the simple discipline of intentional stillness and receiving God's presence as the means to achieve an abundant and transformative life. The author also draws on Scripture and theological voices like Rashi and Matthew Henry to support the idea that spiritual growth is a learned and practiced discipline, not a quick-fix emotional experience.

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