Polarity - the presence or manifestation of two opposite or contrasting principles or tendencies.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/polarity
For most of my adult life I have had the strong sense that I am in the middle of an epic battle between my flesh and spirit. Just when I think I have it all moving in the right direction, my flesh pulls out the series of "shock and awe" attacks that leave me tending my wounds. When it comes to my commitment to the Lord, there is no question that the flesh lives in direct opposition to the Spirit. When I choose to walk by the Spirit my life is characterized by discipline, purpose, peace and meaning. When I choose to walk by the flesh my life is characterized by laziness, selfishness and defeat. The spirit cannot and will not cohabitate with the flesh.
So what is it that God is after? Obedience? Partly. Surrender? In some ways. What God is truly after is the affection of our heart, where we choose to side with Him about Him. Whatever direction we leverage our passion results in the purest form of worship.
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Polarity? As referring to magnets
- +. Industry has harnessed the use of electromagnetics for moving objects in a repeative motion. They move objects back and forth by simply changing the polarity of the magnets. Also, they can vary the speed and strength of the machinery by increasing or decreasing the electric charge.
In relation to our spiritual lives, we can be more effective for Christ the more power(charge) we allow Him to input. The opposite happens when we don't allow Him input. We reverse the polarity and it pushes us further away from Him.
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