You have captured precisely the definition of living a spirit filled life. It is such a difference from studying His Word via head knowledge. It is good and we can grasp some good points and directives, and it does impact your life. However, it doesn't compare to living a life where His Word comes alive through a true revelation of the Spirit. It is not about speaking in tongues, it is about a minute by minute life infusing relationship with the God who created the universe but lives in our hearts. It is about laying down our lives to the point where it is no longer "about me", but it is all about allowing Christ to live through me.
You have captured precisely the definition of living a spirit filled life. It is such a difference from studying His Word via head knowledge. It is good and we can grasp some good points and directives, and it does impact your life. However, it doesn't compare to living a life where His Word comes alive through a true revelation of the Spirit. It is not about speaking in tongues, it is about a minute by minute life infusing relationship with the God who created the universe but lives in our hearts. It is about laying down our lives to the point where it is no longer "about me", but it is all about allowing Christ to live through me.
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I think you put it better.
God walked with Adam in The Garden. Christ died that we might return to individual dialogue, unity, fellowship with THE FATHER. He sent His Spirit to facilitate that moment by moment . . .
then being human . . . we pollute it until we feel COMFORTABLE with stereotyped, scripted RELIGION. WE beg the RELIGIOUS EXPERTS to DO IT FOR US as they begged Moses to speak to God directly as it was too hard for them to handle directly.
Sigh. God must weep a lot.
too bad you don't live near me. I think we could be good friends. Love, Mxxx