We can be deceived into thinking of abiding as no more than mental hygiene for the prefrontal cortex—the Christianized version of “think happy thoughts.” And while the curation of our consciousness toward the good, beautiful, and true is vital to our formation, abiding is not just about our thought lives or even our emotional lives. It’s about a level of with-ness to Jesus that goes beyond our thoughts and feelings. It’s about love.
