“Obedience: Tasting and Seeing that the Lord is Good

This episode addresses a common concern among Christians over their lack of spiritual growth or fulfillment. The answer may lie in a holistic picture of salvation, in which obedience and doing God's will is center-stage. Christ's said that "his food was to do the will" of the Father. (John 4:34) Doing God's will is nourishing to spiritual growth and provides true fulfillment, even motivating us for more service to God. The episode paints the sharp contrast between being filled up with the fulness of God in singular devotion to Christ and spiritual lethargy characterized by spiritual insensitivity and preoccupation with the cares of this world. Understanding this dynamic helps us make adjustments that foster spiritual growth and promote higher degrees of the beatific vision.