To walk after the spirit a believer must inhibit his mind from revolving endlessly. If it turns too long around one topic, worries or grieves too much over matters, and ponders too intensively to know God's will, it may become unbearable and hamper its normal operation. The mind needs to be kept in a steady and secure state. ✨ Watchman Nee (2009). Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons, p.209, Christian Fellowship Publishers
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