The Release of the Spirit - Watchman Nee
Published by Sure Foundation: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1965. This little book (94 pages long) took quite a while to read, not because it is hard-going, but because it a book you need to chew on a bit. Watchman Nee talks about 'breaking' the hold of our 'outer man' (aka, our soul, or our flesh) and letting the 'inner man' (our spirit, and in a Christian, the Spirit of God) shine out more prominently. " How sad that some still imagine that if they could only absorb more teaching, accumulate more preaching material, and assimilate more Bible exposition, they would be profitable to God. This is absolutely wrong. God's hand is upon you to break you - not according to your will, but His; not according to your thoughts, but His; not according to your decision, but His." (page 36) The challenge, according to Nee, is not to strive for perfection in our own rights, but to truly lay ourselves down before God and allow Him access to every part of our life. He ta...