Living in the spirit will require walking by faith

The Believers in Jesus Christ who live by sight, meaning they're limited to interpreting their five senses as they relate to our natural world, will be permanently restricted, if not stagnated, in their spiritual walk.

As Believers in Jesus Christ, we are commanded to walk by faith and NOT by sight. In other words, as members of the body of Christ, we directly violate this spiritual law stated in 2 Corinthians 5:7 when we judge or even assess matters from a superficial or physical perspective.

As a body of Believers, our acceptance of Jesus Christ and his work on the cross must transition us from mere natural men and women (limited by our five senses) to receiving the Spirit of God, whose purpose is to elevate us to greater spiritual understanding and limitless spiritual experiences.

Therefore, if the Believer does not see him or herself as a new spiritual creation with the Spirit of God dwelling within them, then more than likely, they will automatically revert to their usual natural way of living, of course, which is limited to their five senses, which are governed by fear.

Walking by faith means walking or behaving according to the Holy Bible's laws, principles, rules, and protocols! In doing so, you are positioning yourself to live, walk, and even behave in a manner that must exceed your natural human limitations. Moreover, you are also in a better position to receive the things of the spirit. According to scripture, the natural man, in his attempt to obtain the things of the spirit, will always conclude the things of the spirit as foolishness simply because such things are spiritually discerned. On the other hand, the believers in Jesus Christ, who have been spiritually regenerated, will always see things from their origin no matter how they are presented. The source of all things is spiritually rooted, and comparing spiritual things with something of a spiritual nature will always unveil the mysteries of our natural problems.

Thus, the following scripture: "13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he is judged of no man. 1 Corinthians 2:13-15

Live according to the Scriptures if you intend to live beyond your limited and restricted human limitations.

Kevin L A Ewing

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Physical Strength vs Spiritual Strength

Revelation is the key that opens the mysteries in our lives.

The revelations that move us beyond the same old routine start with a greater hunger for the word of God. You cannot grow in the things of God while you stay spiritually malnourished.

Proverbs 24:10 tells us that if we faint in the day of adversity, our strength is small. To faint here means to give up, to lose your footing the moment pressure hits. Adversity always comes. The question is whether you have built enough spiritual reserve to stand through it, or whether the first hard blow puts you on the ground.

Proverbs 24:5, a few verses earlier, shows us how to build that reserve before adversity comes. It reads, "A wise man is strong, but a man of knowledge increases his strength." Wisdom gives you strength. Knowledge multiplies it. A believer who keeps feeding on the word of God keeps adding strength on top of strength, verse by verse, so the reserve is already there before trouble shows up.

Physical resistance, like weight lifting, builds physical strength. Increasing your knowledge of God in your human spirit builds spiritual strength the same way. A muscle you never train stays weak no matter how strong you look. A spirit fed only on Sunday morning behaves the same way. Do the daily work, and you will not fail in the day of adversity.

I have watched this play out in ministry more than once. Two people can sit in the same service, hear the same sermon, and walk into a crisis months later, a job loss or a sudden diagnosis. The one who spent time in the Word during the quiet season stands on Scripture the moment trouble hits. Peace comes fast, and decisions come from faith instead of panic. The other person, who only opens the Bible after trouble arrives, scrambles for a verse they cannot fully recall and reaches for fear before faith. Same crisis, two different outcomes, because one of them had already built the strength Proverbs 24:5 talks about, and the other had not.

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing 

ewinglakevin@icloud.com 

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The Real Purpose of Our Gifts

If you're sitting on your God-given gifts and talents, then make no mistake there's a whole lot of folks suffering unnecessarily because of you!

The purpose of our gifts and talents is to improve, advance, and simplify the lives of others. This is aside from its primary purpose which is bringing glory to God. Our gifts are not about us, again it will and always be about others.

There are many of you reading this post right now that are excellent singers, teachers, coordinators, etc. however, you're probably wondering why is it that, that grand opportunity hasn't arrived to launch you into what you love and enjoy doing. Well, just maybe, it is because your focus is more on what your gifts and talents will do for you as opposed to what it was intended to do for others.

Speaking from experience, I can say to you that my gifts and talents that I'm on a consistent basis sharing with others have on many occasions open unexpected doors of opportunity for me. I would like to encourage someone this morning who have been wondering when will your gifts begin opening doors for you.

Firstly, you must put aside the wealth and fame that has become your primary thoughts as to what your gifts will do for you. Instead, begin to focus on freely sharing your gifts with others and watch your gifts do to their lives what it was intended to do, while God begins the process of opening those once impossible doors of opportunity for you!

Written by: Kevin L A Ewing

kevinewing@coralwave.com

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