Prior to Christ moving into our regenerated spirit by His
Spirit, we lived in a two dimensional realm of reality - physical, mental and emotional (2 Corinthians 5:6). Dead in sin, our spirit had no
influence over our life at all (Ephesians 2:1).
Once we surrender our life to Christ, our reality is
three dimensional - body, soul and spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23). We have the
opportunity to walk in God's spirit rather than to remain tied to this earthly
realm.
Our desires, thoughts and behavior change. Our focus is
on the spiritual side of life, rather than the temporal. This transformation is
not only on the surface, as if we changed a habit through self-effort; but on
the inside as well, and requires little human effort.
We learned the secret, which Solomon learned (Proverbs
3:5-6). We look to God in our every thought, word and deed and do not depend on
our human understanding. This allows God's Spirit to direct our day in the very
center of God's will.
We sense God's Spirit advancing before us to clear our
path of roadblocks, giving us wisdom, and permeating our entire being with the
fullness of the presence of God (1 John 5:10; Ephesians 3:19 Amplified Bible).
Peace and joy fill our soul in spite of our
circumstances. The Spirit teaches us to walk in God's will in little ways at
first. If we listen, He will help us to plan our menu for the week and
everything we need is on sale - He knew that.
He will tell us which client to approach at work, and we will make that coveted sale. If we disobey and follow our human understanding, we may choose the wrong client and lose the sale. He knew that would happen.
He might tell us to get up and go to a specific place.
When we obey, we see an old friend or meet a new one. He knew that would
happen. Maybe He will tell us what to wear and it ends up matching what he told
our mate to wear.
These smaller issues will teach us to listen
to His leading; and when the monumental opportunities arise, which will affect
our whole life - like who to marry or where to work or where to move and live -
we are already used to listening to and walking in the Spirit.
Prayer:
Father God, although we still live in the natural world,
we are learning to operate in the spiritual one instead. Teach us to walk in
Your Spirit, so Christ can continue to live His life in and through us each
moment of our day. As He is, so we want to be in this world (1 John 4:17).
Remind us that as we practice obeying Your Spirit and walking
in Your will, we will finally understand how to walk in the Spirit and to abide
in Your will (John 7:17). Our spiritual senses become trained by exercising
them in every area of our life and doing only what Your Spirit tells us to do
(Ephesians 3:10).
Thought for the Day:
When we live in union with Christ and oneness with the
Father through the Holy Spirit, we no longer need to figure out whether we are
hearing from Him or from our own mind; we no longer debate Him or speculate
about whether or not the leading is from Him or our own thoughts, because we learn
to recognize His voice and to follow His peace in our spirit, regardless of how the
decision feels in our soul - our mind and emotions.- Proverbs 3:5-6; Philippians 4:7
Many thanks to Matt Milligan for the use of his photo.
