Lance wants to know if our quiet time is supposed to leave us feeling at peace, or if there is something deeper happening when we walk away feeling convicted and unsettled. This week on The Journey, we wrestle with the tension between the restfulness we hope to find in God's presence and the conviction that often meets us there instead. Drawing on Colossians 3:15, which calls us to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, we explore what happens when the very morning we read that verse turns out to be anything but peaceful. The reality is that engaging with Scripture often surfaces the gap between who we are and who God is calling us to be. But rather than seeing that as a failure, we begin to see it as the Spirit doing exactly what the Spirit is meant to do, drawing us toward growth, not guilt. The question is not whether conviction comes, but what we do with it when it arrives.Takeaways:1. Conviction from the Holy Spirit is meant to move us forward in obedience and freedom, not to keep us anchored in guilt. Romans 8:1 reminds us that there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus, and Romans 8:34 affirms that Christ is interceding for us at the right hand of the Father.2. Different seasons of life call for different approaches to Scripture. Whether you find yourself drawn to the encouragement of the Psalms, the practicality of the Epistles, or the example of Jesus in the Gospels, what matters most is simply showing up and being with him.3. The cooperative nature of our walk with God requires both our engagement and our trust in the Spirit's power. We are not alone in the work of sanctification, and resting in that truth can transform how we approach our time with the Lord each day.
