Is it the Dark Night of the Soul? Probably not. St. John of the Cross said sometimes people think they are going through a dark night when all they are going through is the result of their own carelessness, laziness, not resisting temptation, not being faithful in prayer, and not being with other Christians who can help them grow.
The darkness and dryness that can come into one’s soul from resistance to prayer and the things of the Spirit, is something you bring on yourself. Repent and return to the Lord. It’s so much easier to stay in spiritual condition, than to get out of spiritual condition and get back in it.
Inspired by a talk Dr. Ralph Martin gave on what we need to do to progress in our life in the Spirit.
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