Paul says that the Spirit grows peace inside of us. Over time, as we walk with Jesus, we begin to see more and more of the ways he is loving us and more and more of the ways he is working in the world, and the cross looms more largely over our sin and the empty tomb looms more largely over the mess and dysfunction of the world. And the impulse to rest in him becomes more immediate. The heart’s “muscle memory” toward the gospel gets quicker and stronger.
