Is FATHER only interested in having dominion over your spirit?
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, Holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
FATHER wants our bodies too! HE sees it as our reasonable service, and if it weren’t possible, HE would not have expressed it. Further, it is our responsibility to take the action, not be passive about it.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God.
The renewing of your mind is a daily action, not “once and done”.
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in his Epistle in chapter 1:
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
If we don’t renew our minds daily, we are subject to deceiving ourselves as we forget who we are in Christ. Doing the Word strengthens us to the point where we are fully confident of our walk in Christ. Our sensitivity to The Holy Spirit increases to the point where we are fully led by THE SPIRIT in all matters. Our frustrations subside and we will overcome all obstacles placed before us. We will walk in peace while turmoil is found all around us.
In 1984, I had been living in a state of Divine health until I contracted hepatitis from shellfish. I had the worst case that the doctor had ever seen… they thought I was going to die. Yes, I turned yellow. I went to FATHER and complained about the situation. HE responded saying, “You are void of MY Word.” I replied that I had studied The Word, listened to tapes, read various books by Christian authors, etc. HE responded, “When is the last time you studied MY Word in the area of healing?” I replied that I had not in a long time since I was experiencing Divine health… I repented.
HE told me three specific areas to address the issue and I did. I immersed myself in healing Scriptures. In eleven days, I was totally healed. The doctor expected me to be off work for at least six to eight weeks. I learned my lesson concerning renewing my mind in all areas. It was a tough lesson never to be forgotten.
I urge you to learn from my mistakes!
Jesus spoke in John chapter 17:
17 Sanctify them by Your Truth. Your Word is Truth.
The word sanctify means:
to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow
to separate from profane things and dedicate to God
consecrate things to God
dedicate people to God
to purify
to cleanse externally
to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin
to purify internally by renewing of the soul
We are made Holy by The Word as we renew our minds daily.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:
25 Husbands, Love your wives, just as Christ also Loved the church and gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word,
27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be Holy and without blemish.
We have been given the path to Holiness, but it is up to each of us to walk out this path. FATHER wants to have complete dominion over our mind as well.