God, through His Son, has made it possible for us to abide with Him. He has grafted us into the vine, and our life is in Christ. We can now yoke our life with Him, so that He walks with us through all of life, teaching us how to live as we do His work with Him as He pulls most of the load. But, living life this way is not natural to us. It is not our first instinct to surrender all things to Him, and to receive all from Him by faith. So, we need to develop a new set of life skills and habits, so that abiding in Christ becomes the routine and normal path of life that God intends. It takes practice, and it is through the spiritual disciplines that we train ourselves, and specifically train our bodies, to live the abiding life.
