13. How the Holy Spirit Helps You Stay at Peace | John Ortberg
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Apr 23, 2025
Explore how faith can cultivate peace amidst chaos by embracing the Holy Spirit as a guiding advocate. Delve into neuroscience to manage anxiety and deceptive thoughts. Discover five essential principles—Acceptance, Affection, Appreciation, Attention, and Allowing—that promote inner tranquility. The discussion emphasizes honesty as the foundation for spiritual growth and the transformative power of the ancient Aaronic Blessing, fostering deep affirmation and care in one's life.
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Trust the Holy Spirit
Move into an untroubled heart by trusting God and Jesus even amidst life's troubles.
Remember you are not alone; the Holy Spirit, your wise advocate, is with you to help and encourage you forever.
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The Holy Spirit as Wise Advocate
The Holy Spirit acts as the wise advocate who helps recognize deceptive brain messages.
This Spirit encourages rational decisions and long-term well-being based on true self-value.
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Five Relational Gifts
Healthy relationships involve five relational gifts: acceptance, affection, appreciation, attention, and allowing.
The Holy Spirit helps us receive and extend these gifts to nourish and heal our lives.
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In *Renovation of the Heart*, Dallas Willard argues that spiritual transformation occurs when all essential dimensions of the human being—spirit, mind, body, social context, and soul—are transformed to Christlikeness under the direction of a regenerate will and the constant overtures of God's grace. The book emphasizes that this transformation is not achieved through mere human effort but through apprenticeship to Jesus Christ. Willard discusses the importance of understanding human nature, its components, and how they are renewed, and he provides a systematic process for personal transformation rooted in biblical and theological principles[1][3][5].
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Jesus invites us into an untroubled heart, not by avoiding life’s chaos, but by walking with the Holy Spirit—our wise advocate. This Spirit brings peace, encouragement, and truth in a world full of deceptive brain messages. With a nod to neuroscience, we learn how the Holy Spirit helps us recognize patterns of fear and worry and instead leads us to five relational gifts: acceptance, affection, appreciation, attention, and allowing. We’re reminded through the ancient Aaronic blessing that God’s face shines on us, bringing deep affirmation and care. Today, lean into the truth and live with integrity, supported by your forever friend.
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