The essence of lukewarmness is the
statement, "I need nothing." The lukewarm are spiritually
self-satisfied. To find out whether you are among that number, don't
look into your head to see if you think that you are needy; rather, look
at your prayer life. It doesn't matter what we think in our head, the
test of whether we are in bondage to spiritual self-satisfaction is how
earnest and frequent and extended our prayers for change are.
Do you seek the Lord earnestly and often in secret for deeper
knowledge of Christ, for greater earnestness in prayer, for more
boldness in witness, for sweeter joy in the Holy Spirit, for deeper
sorrow for sin, for warmer compassion for the lost, for more divine
power to love? Or is the coolness and perfunctoriness of your prayer
life Exhibit A that you are spiritually self-satisfied and lukewarm?
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