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In my experience never harsh but almost always difficult. The Holy Spirit is primarily about the task of transformation, i.e. change, i.e. growth which always hurts to some degree. I would use words like "implacable" and "insatiable" and "annoyingly persistent"
Okay, I'm getting a picture. Do you think most christians would characterize it similarly to the way you have here, or not?
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All? no. Most? yes, I think so
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I would love to hear about how it moves in phases, if that's okay with you. Or anyone else who has experienced it moving in phases. Anyone?
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My experience is that the Holy Spirit leads one step at a time. She doesn't lay out a whole multi-step plan. If I follow faithfully one step... then The Holy Spirit lays out the next one. If I misstep then the HS lays out a right step from there. (sort of like a GPS unit when you miss a turn -- "Re-calculating"
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