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As the strongest faith may be shaken, so the weakest where truth is, is so far rooted that it will prevail.

Weakness with watchfulness will stand out when strength with too much confidence fails.

Weakness with acknowledging of it is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his

strengthen.

For consciousness of our infirmities drives us out of ourselves to him, in whom our strength lies.

Quotation from, bruised read and smoking flax by the Puritan Richard Sibbs.

Today we continue our series on Being human, where we've been working through

four parts of what it means to be human, four areas of life where a man or a woman can pursue

excellence, fruitfulness, virtue, and honor. Those are the physical, the spiritual, the social,

and the vocational. In this episode, we continue our dive into the life of the spirit,

working practically through questions of spiritual life in the midst of a productive Christian household.

Now, there are 10,000 things we could say on such a centrally important topic, but today we'll

focus on just one. Just one discipline that we're convinced could change everything

for you in your spiritual life. I'm talking about watchfulness. In 1 Peter 5.8, our brother Peter

urges us to be sober-minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring

lion, seeking someone to devour.

Likewise, Paul urges men to be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong

in 1st Corinthians 1613.

What does that mean?

What is watchfulness?

To put it simply, watchfulness is alertness. To be watchful is to keep a

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