2 Tim 1:7- For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of sober mindedness.

When we meet a brother or sister, there is no need to measure what has been increased in him; rather we should observe what has been decreased in him.

To allow the Spirit to enter into us, we must make room. We have to eliminate the burden of the soul, which comprises of our mind, emotion and will.  The part of a man's soul which is particularly strong is the very part by which that man lives. If a persons mind is particularly strong, whenever he has an encounter, his mind will definitely come first. If his emotion is particularly thriving, whenever he has an encounter, his emotion will move first. If his will is particularly strong, whenever he has an encounter , it will certainly be his will that takes the lead.

Brother Nee once said that it is similar to a man who carelessly walks into a wall. When he does so, his nose always hits first. Whatever part of the body stands out, that part will hit the wall first. The situation of our soul is like this.

Consider that the growth of life subdues every part of our soul. The more our soul is subdued, the more life grows, and the more our soul decreases, the more life increases..  If there is a decrease of himself, then God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit have surely gained ground in him and have increased in him.  Only this is the real growth in life.

Excerpts from The Holy Word for Morning Revival- The Vision, Practice, and Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ, Week 4 - Day 2