You have access to the mind of Christ! Think about that. Your limited understanding can expand to the point where God mingles His thoughts with yours. The gifts of revelation, prophecy, discerning of spirits, and words of knowledge are all accessible to you!
BUT…
Jesus told the disciples, “I have many things to say to you, but you can’t bear them now.” Can’t bear it now? Think about this: What would Jesus love to tell you that He can’t tell you because you simply can’t handle the conversation?
Jesus went on to explain how He would get them ready for more and deeper understanding. To paraphrase, in John 16 He said, “The Holy Spirit is not only going to reveal to you everything that I am saying, He will reveal your future and things to come. He will teach you from the inside out. He is the Spirit of truth.”
The key is this—your mind interacting intentionally with God’s Spirit of truth!
Here are three keys for fostering a vibrant and refreshing daily relationship with the Holy Spirit:
- Renew your mind to walk in all truth: The Lord intends for us to have a day by day walk with the supernatural mind of Christ, and this is made possible through the Holy Spirit. Remember, “Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Deuteronomy 8:3). Don’t just feed on one or two familiar themes, explore the whole Bible—every word! I want to be able to walk in ALL truth. Derek Prince once said, “Your relationship with the Word of God reveals your relationship with God.” Sad to say, most of us view Bible study as boring school work. Truth is, the Word of God is a living, breathing book that feeds your revelation capacity. Hebrews 4:12 describes the Word as “living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Your soul feeds on whatever stimulates your mind and emotions. Your body feeds on physical food. Your spirit feeds on communion with God and His Word. What are you feeding your spirit?
- Stand firm on the Word: Jesus said, “My words are spirit and they are life” (John 6:63). They contain the thought structures of how God thinks. Remember in the movie The Matrix, when Neo gets a download into his memory and is instantly transformed into a Kung Fu master? Well, when you plug yourself into the Word of God you literally, intravenously, tap into the mind of God Himself. By the Holy Spirit, the Lord renews your thought structures, breathing life into the intricate membranes of the way that you think. He starts to infuse His truth into you—in the same way the tree feeds the branches that bear fruit. Suddenly your soul and your body and your circumstances start to fall under the authority of the very Word of God.
- Tap into God’s heart by committing Scripture to memory: Memorizing Scripture is like taking a cosmic antioxidant into your brain—it eats up all the corrosion and junk that you didn’t even realize had been accumulated over a lifetime of exposure to demonic, carnal, and soulish thought structures. As the Word of God takes root in your heart, it sets off like a time capsule. Wisdom and truth spring up again in the moment you need it in ways and in layers that are beyond imagination.
As a final note of encouragement, ponder this: Jesus defeated the devil after 40 days of fasting by quoting just one book of the Bible. Three times He quoted Deuteronomy in response to satan. Imagine knowing by heart the exact Scripture you need to defeat the most powerful temptations and attacks of the devil. It really IS possible to have the Word memorized, internalized, and ready to fire back at the moment of temptation.
Get started today. What Scripture are you going to memorize first?
As One,
Lance Wallnau
Very encouraging words! God bless you for them.
We starve ourselves if do not intentionally commit to His Word. Our lives are then a mere shadow of Gods intended glorification of the saints
Ed
Yes. If it’s not in there in the first place, how can you speak it out.
LANCE, what a TERRIFIC word! What I have found throughout the years that has been Most Helpful to me is to READ THE SCRIPTURES OUT LOUD TO MYSELF……It is a Great Way to MEMORIZE GOD’S HOLY WORD…..
When you get a Special little “nudge” from the HOLY SPIRIT”—Read that particular Scripture over and over again several times…..HE is letting us know that WE WILL NEED THAT SCRIPTURE IN A SPECIAL WAY AND TIME, I truly believe.
If your eyes get tired—-go online and type in Alexander Scourby online bible reading audio. You can select whichever book or books from the BIBLE that you want to listen to and study from.
Here again—Listening to it Out Loud—does something Special to my/your spirit.
The times we are living in Demand that Now More than Ever–WE MUST ‘SOAK UP’ GOD’S HOLY WORD TO MAKE IT THROUGH THESE DAYS—AND GAIN THE STRENGTH WE NEED TO SURVIVE.
LANCE, I always look forward to your messages—–they are a Great BLESSING to me.
Yes, agreed, thank you Lance.
Psalm 112
MEM I will not be afraid of evil tidings,
NUN My heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD,
SAMEK My heart is established, I shall Not be afraid.
TAW The desire of the wicked will perish
Amen and Amen!
Great encouragement Lance–thank you!
Thank you Lance for reminding me of the importance of His Word.