The deepest problem of human life is not merely that man does wrong things. It is that man has departed from the Source of life. Therefore, the deepest need of man is not merely moral improvement, emotional healing, better habits, or religious activity. The deepest need is restoration to God through Christ by the Spirit.

The Christian life is a continual return to the One Source.

When I am proud, I must return to the Source and remember that nothing good originates in me apart from grace.

When I am anxious, I must return to the Source and remember that life is sustained by God, not by my control.

When I am spiritually dry, I must return to the Source and abide in Christ, the true vine.

When I am tempted to self-glory, I must return to the Source and confess that fruit belongs to the life of God working in me.

When I serve, I must return to the Source and remember that ministry without abiding becomes empty labor.

When I love, I must return to the Source and remember that I love because God first loved me.

When I preach, teach, write, shepherd, lead, or disciple others, I must return to the Source and say: this is not from me, not through me, and not to me. It is from God, through God, and to God.

This is the heart of spiritual formation under the One Source principle. The believer is not called to become an independent producer of spiritual life. The believer is called to abide in Christ, walk by the Spirit, obey the Father, bear fruit, and return glory to God.