Section 6
outward things, but by the inward sense and consciousness of life. There is an inward sense which comes from setting the mind upon the spirit. If our mind is set upon our spirit, we are immediately strengthened and satisfied in wardly. We also are watered and refreshed. By that sense and consciousness we can know the life within us, and by this sense of life we can know that we are under the leading of the Spirit. The divine life within us leads us constantly, not by signs or indicators, but by giving us an inward sense, feeling, or consciousness. Thus, Paul says, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God." If you are led by outward things, it does not prove that you are a son of God. However, if you are led by the inward sense of the divine life, it indicates that you are a son of God. We are the sons of God because we have the life of God. Why are worldly people not the sons of God? Because they lack the life of God.
When you are about to go to a department store, although everything may be clear out wardly, you need to obey the inner sense of life. As you approach the entrance of the store, you do not hear an audible word, but you have the sense of darkness, weakness, and dryness. Since you are a son of God, you have such an indicator