We are meant to reach full maturity as Sons and Daughters of Our Heavenly Father. Isn’t this the desire of every father?
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:
14The mature children of God are those (and only those) who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.
Those who reach full maturity are empowered to minister as Our Elder Brother Jesus when He walked the earth. He was and is our perfect example of Spiritual maturity in all Words and actions. His ministry on earth was the complete expression of Agape Love for Father’s family. A family is what FATHER desires else HE would not promote the reality of His Fatherhood to you and me.
15And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” (sprit of slavery) leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as He rises up within us, our spirits join Him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!” 16For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as He whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!”
Love does not enslave but provides for full freedom to Love and express yourself as a blessing to others. You and I are FATHER’S beloved children so shouldn’t we desire to be pleasing to Him in all things? What pleases Him? Faith in HIS Word! The carnal man by definition relies only on what he can see, hear, taste, touch, and smell yet he is even a hypocrite in the sense that he will trust in television signals and cell phone signals for entertainment. He cannot see the signals yet he relies on them for entertainment and self-indulgence.
As Paul writes in verse 7 “In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh (the carnal mind) fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to His direction, because it cannot!” To be carnally-minded is death as Paul wrote in verse 6:
“For the sense and reason of the flesh is death, but the mind-set controlled by the Spirit finds life and peace.”
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 4:
4You have become spiritual adulterers who are having an affair, an unholy relationship with the world. Don’t you know that flirting with the world’s values places you at odds with God? Whoever chooses to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy!
Do you want to sleep peaceful every night? Be spiritually-minded. It is much better than sleeping pills offered by the world for they only mask the symptoms.
Faith trusts in the Spiritual which is superior to the physical in all aspects. The Spiritual is permanent whereas the physical is only temporary and is oriented toward constant decay.
17And since we are His true children, we qualify to share all His treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God Himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that He is and all that He has.
FATHER does not want to withhold any of HIS Treasures designated for our use. However HE will not distribute such treasures to those who are not ready to be good stewards. We must renew our minds daily to HIS Word and walk in faith produced by this walk. Purpose to walk out each day with The Word being planted in you. Ask The Holy Spirit to show you what Word specifically you need for that day and then plant It into good soil and give It time to grow. Don’t allow anything to remove It from your heart! Be assured, there will be attempts by people and circumstances to remove The Word that was planted. However, stay calm.