By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Philippians chapter 4:
17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.
Man’s traditions are built upon logic apart from THE SPIRIT. The mind is an excellent servant but a harsh taskmaster. Logic requires two points of reference in order to determine an expectation whereas the heart is directly connected with FATHER and responds to the higher Wisdom from Above. Generosity originates from the heart.
As we mature in Christ we come to the realization that relationship is what life is all about, not things. The mind would have you believe that fulfillment is found through the accumulation of wealth and possessions because it thrives on scarcity and the never ending aspect of solving it. The mind will convince you to hoard when FATHER is telling you to give and you must choose whom you will serve.
Our senses can only comprehend the 1% of the universe. On the other hand, our spirit has access to the full 100% if only we will walk according to our heart. If we will simply allow ourselves to move toward being heart-led, we will begin to comprehend the fullness of THE SPIRIT.
For example, Jesus went to the cross and fully overcame two curses, not just one. In 1 Peter chapter 2, by THE SPIRIT Peter wrote:
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
Not only was the curse of sin dealt with but also the curse of sickness. Jesus spent as much time healing the multitudes as He did ministering salvation. Our minds would have us accept much less than the fullness of the cross. How can we quickly accept the forgiveness of sin yet have such difficulty receiving the deliverance from sickness? Our five senses are constantly sending messages to our brains that sickness is simply a part of life thus the mind will logically convince us to disregard the second curse Jesus overcame at the cross.
Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Which is easier, to overcome sin or sickness? Is it easier for FATHER to forgive us of a life of sin and erase the past or heal our bodies which HE created? Neither pose a problem for HIM yet we submit to the mind’s logic rather than FATHER’S Word. If it was FATHER’S perfect Will for us to be sick why would Jesus heal so many? Why are we settling for living a life of suffering? Let us no longer compromise our deliverance!
It is time to get back to the simplicity of the Gospel. The mind would have us move toward complexity where it can prevail as that harsh taskmaster mentioned above. The people Jesus healed did not have access to the volumes of data and information at our disposal yet Jesus healed them all. Let us embrace the simplicity of being led by THE SPIRIT and focus on HIS Truth. Let us simplify and seek to connect with out hearts and make a decision to put our minds in their rightful place as servants. The heart can understand infinity where FATHER operates, our minds can’t. Let our hearts be strengthened with the peace that surpasses all understanding.
As Paul wrote in Philippians by THE SPIRT in chapter 4:
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Once we truly “hear” the Word, let us respond to it, believe it, and expect it to operate fully in our lives. Our bodies must submit to HIS Word once our unbelief is removed and our minds are put in their designated place. Let HIS SPIRIT prevail in our hearts as we guard both our hearts and our minds. Let us accept the fullness of the work at the cross.