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Originally Posted by OBW
I find references to exercise with respect to "myself," "senses," "heart," the body, and "will," but not "spirit." This does not mean that we do not have such an exercise, but it does question the meaning, especially since it seems to have no definitive use.
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If the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets (1 Cor 14:32), that would seem to imply that it is up to the prophets to exercise their spirits in certain ways, either to let loose in tongue-speaking or hold back or choose understandable prophecy or even post on an Internet forum, no?
One of your pet peeves (and I agree with it) has long been that the LC is too passive when it comes to exercising (!) their wills to obey God's commandments. Well, to me this is part of that. Exercising your spirit is just exercising your will to reach out to God in a spiritual manner. I can exercise my will to pet my dog, but I'm not necessarily exercising my spirit as well. But when I reach out to God, it's both, or nothing happens. I don't know how I know what my spirit is any more than how I know what a thought is. But I know it when I experience it.