Walking in the Spirit

God has been really challenging me to walk in the Spirit a lot more lately. To be really sensitive to Him, to His voice, His promptings and knowing what He wants me to do. I've been listening to John Bevere's Drawing Near series again and he mentions in there that you need to get into the right channel. One of the ways I sometimes do this is by praying in tongues, which is also a powerful way to walk in the Spirit. John goes on to say that we can be praying in tongues and our mind is actually on something else, which I can definitely relate to. A couple of times I have been at our home group praying in tongues and having one eye on the kids thinking, "I hope they don't start mucking around now!" I know exactly what he means! There is a way, a channel, where you can learn how to draw near to God, where your mind is totally clear and you can focus your spirit on connecting with Him. That is when the hidden mysteries of God are revealed. When the revelations come. God is Spirit and can only connect to our spirits. We don't know what is happening in other people's lives, but He does and can reveal things to us when we're walking in the Spirit. When we can live like that, we don't tend to worry so much if anyone has anything against us. We can walk in peace, love and joy. We are all spiritual beings. Anything and everything that we see now in the flesh will disappear and be gone one day, so don't you think that our spiritual inward man is way more important than our outward fleshly man? Wouldn't our lives be so much better if we can discern when someone is talking from their flesh / a wrong spirit or from the Spirit of God inside them and not letting our own flesh get in the way, not letting ourselves get offended. God is the only one who knows what is actually going on. When we're humble, open, staying close to Him and tuning in to His channel, He can reveal it to us. As a result, we won't fulfill the lusts of the flesh "When we walk in the Spirit, we don't fulfill the lusts of the flesh" Galatians 5:16. I don't believe that is talking about a lust between a man and a women. That is talking about any lust that the flesh can feed on, it is anything and everything that is actually in control of us, apart from God. It is something in the flesh (pride, unforgiveness, anger, hatred, selfishness etc) or some sort of pleasure in the world that we have chosen to put above God and usually we are not aware of it or that it has happened. The greatest thing is, that when we start walking in the Spirit and drawing near to God, those things will be made manifest in the light and come to the surface, so we can deal with them, growing and fulfilling God purpose for our lives.

Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy With God, DVD Curriculum By John Bevere / Messenger International Introducing John Bevere's first ever INDIVIDUAL KIT. Drawing extensively from his own journey, John has specially written and prepared this Drawing Near message to lead you into times of private and intimate communion with God Himself. This extraordinary devotional kit acts as a treasure map guiding you around potential pitfalls and breaking through personal barriers leading you into new and glorious realms of a lifelong adventure with God! This kit contains: Best-selling book Drawing Near A Personal Devotional Journey to His Heart Journal 12 Lessons on 4 DVDs