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Originally Posted by awareness
My experience in the LC was that "exercise your spirit" was a euphemism, for "get with the program."
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Yes. I would agree. That is at least one common use of the term.
But without disparaging anyone, I started this thread because of a reference someone said about themselves. Therefore it was a statement about really being engaged in doing something. Or something like that. Or possibly being determined not to be brushed aside on an issue.
And it made me wonder what caused being intent about something to be "exercised in my spirit." Why not just determined not to ignore my conscience, or not willing to give in to sinful men. Or whatever the plain explanation would be. Seems that saying things like this could be a way to defer determining that something really is worthy of your effort. Say spiritual words about it and it has been declared to be righteous. Only say ordinary, secular words and it might not actually be righteous.
But either it is righteous or it is not. It is worthy of the effort or it is not. How you say it is only a way to keep others from questioning motives or reasoning because the motives and reasoning are veiled behind "spiritual" words.