FATHER’S overwhelming Love is accessible to each of us. HIS Love is fully accessible by the spirit.
One of the biggest hindrances to full maturity as a Son is wrong thinking. The way to correct wrong thinking is by having a willingness to change your mind and then read The Word without allowing your previous bias to keep the revelation from coming forth.
Let me give you an example. In the early 1970’s, my wife and I received a tremendous amount of teaching and preaching concerning faith. At that time, we were led to believe that we had the responsibility to build up ourselves in faith so that we would receive from FATHER. The classic line was “You don’t have a problem, you just need faith in GOD.” The major faith teachers either spoke this or inferred it to all who were following their teachings. It seemed to work for them but for many, there was no fruit.
FATHER blessed my wife and me in those times but in looking back, HE would speak to me and tell me to believe HIM for “whatever”. HE did not say I needed more faith but instead I needed to believe. In some cases, I was to focus on a specific area of HIS Word. Ignorance of The Word and unbelief were the issues, not lack of faith. In a subtle way, both point to the mind being the issue.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5:
16 Let joy be your continual feast.
17 Make your life a prayer.
18 And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit.
20 And don’t be one who scorns prophecies,
21 but be faithful to examine them by putting them to the test, and afterward hold tightly to what has proven to be right.
22 Avoid every appearance of evil.
23 Now, may the God of peace and harmony set you apart, making you completely Holy. And may your entire being—spirit, soul, and body—be kept completely flawless in the appearing of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.
24 The One Who calls you by name is trustworthy and will thoroughly complete His work in you.
We are made up of three parts: spirit, soul, and body. When I was born again, my spirit became perfect, lacking nothing. I was never taught that Truth but Paul wrote about It. I failed to get that revelation for years and that was a hindrance to my walk.
There are many ministers who will not focus on this Truth because they do not want to lose their revenue stream. Other ministers just don’t have the revelation because of their bias from past teachings by “PhD’s” who have promoted their own bias into their students. The Holy Spirit has no bias, only the Truth.
Deeper Truths require deeper study and commitment.
Every one of us is constantly in touch with our souls and bodies. We can be happy or sad, mad or conditionally loving. Our bodies communicate their cravings for satisfaction whether beneficial or detrimental.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 3:
1Now there was a prominent religious leader among the Jews named Nicodemus, who was part of the sect called the Pharisees and a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2 One night he discreetly came to Jesus and said, “Master, we know that You are a teacher from God, for no one performs the miracle signs that You do, unless God’s power is with Him.”
3 Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, listen to this Eternal Truth: Before a person can perceive God’s Kingdom realm, they must first experience a rebirth (be born again).”
4 Nicodemus said, “Rebirth? How can a gray-headed man be reborn? It’s impossible for a man to go back into the womb a second time and be reborn!”
5 Jesus answered, “I speak an Eternal Truth: Unless you are born of water and Spirit-wind, you will never enter God’s Kingdom realm.
6 For the natural realm can only give birth to things that are natural, but the spiritual realm gives birth to Supernatural life!
7 “You shouldn’t be amazed by My statement, ‘You must be born from Above!’
8 For the Spirit-wind blows as It chooses. You can hear Its sound, but you don’t know where It came from or where It’s going. So it is within the hearts of those who are Spirit-born!”
This passage is well known thus it is passed over by those who have been “born again” for years. Don’t continue to make that mistake. Once we are born again, we are able to fully access the Spirit realm and walk in Supernatural life. We have the ability but we need something else, to have our minds connect with our spirits. This is done by renewing our minds and at the same time removing the world’s teachings and narratives. The mind is where the battle is fought.
“The natural realm can only give birth to things that are natural, but the spiritual realm gives birth to supernatural life!”
There is no direct connection between the spirit and the flesh. You can’t feel your spirit in the natural. The mind connects the two.