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. 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.
We must bring into captivity every thought that exalts itself above the Word of GOD. The world is consistently spewing out words and images intending to exalt “self” and the flesh so that the recipients will submit to their idols. They want us to worship their idols and keep us in subjection. The mind, will, and emotions are attacked daily by the world’s devices.
Transforming our mind is spiritual warfare. Offering our body as a living sacrifice is spiritual warfare. FATHER is not being unreasonable when HE expects us to offer our body up to HIM for HIS use. That is what Holiness is all about, HIS ownership. Only when we fully submit to HIM can we be deemed Holy. How can we submit if we do not know HIS Divine Intent? How can we know HIS Divine Intent if we do not have the revelation of Agape Love?
If our mind is in tune with our spirit, our body has no power to override us in any area and it becomes a willing servant. The Word will become “first” nature in us and we will walk in full authority. When confronted by the world, we will no longer feel compelled to defend ourselves.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 4:
23 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and Truth.”
The hour has arrived and we are to worship HIM in Spirit and Truth. This is why I believe it is critical to pray in The Holy Spirit daily and keep the Truth before us as we are constantly bombarded by the lies propagated by the world.
We also must protect ourselves from those who would misdirect us with their teachings. These teachings may seem harmless but anything that directs our focus away from our maturing process of being full led by THE SPIRIT must be ignored. Why spend time on a path that leads nowhere? Many have taken such a path though unintended. Regrettably, I have thus I had to repent and get back to the basics. I failed to inspect the fruit of the ones teaching their “doctrine”. Uggh! Thankfully FATHER expressed HIS great grace and mercy opening my eyes to the misdirection and put me back on the right path. HE will do the same for you.
We must become uncompromising and no longer allow ourselves to entertain unfruitful teachings to be our focus. There are many who claim to be prophets but their track record says they are “false” prophets and they are accountable for leading the flock astray.
For decades I watched Christian TV “prophets” who claimed we were on the precipice of the immediate fulfillment of the Book of Revelation only to find that their timing had been off. How many times can they be wrong before the flock finally deems them false prophets and no longer watches and/or supports them?
FATHER speaks to us through our spirit, not our mind, and not our body. There are those who have promoted the use of physical aids such as crystals and kinesiology to “hear” from GOD. Jesus didn’t teach it nor did the disciples teach using such methods so we should not pursue such alternatives or we will open ourselves up to familiar spirits who are able to deceive those who submit to such devices. Those devices become idols.
We must get rid of everything that is keeping us from our growth in THE SPIRIT thus we must prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God in every teaching we expose ourselves to on a continual basis. The Holy Spirit will help us discern whether the teaching will be fruitful in our lives. Wouldn’t it be better to pray an extra thirty minutes in THE SPIRIT than to spend that time pursuing a fruitless teaching?