At the moment we are missionaries in Puerto Rico and we get to enjoy beautiful beaches year round. At certain times of the year, there is a current that is fun to relax in, allowing it to take us from one end of the beach to the other.
This morning I was thinking about a friend of mine who always says things like, "You are already living in bliss, you are already in His glory, you are already happy..." It reminded me of these currents.
Coming into the presence of God isn't an effort. We don't have to jump, shout, walk around praying loudly in tongues, etc., trying to stir ourselves up. It's more like relaxing into those gentle currents of His love and allowing them to take you where He wants. The problem we have is in the thoughts we think and allowing ourselves to focus on our natural circumstances instead of setting our minds on the things of God and His Kingdom.
We can blame Adam and say that when he sinned, he became aware of his natural circumstances (his nakedness) and so now we have to live that way until Heaven. But that is not true!
Jesus tore the veil that separated us from that most Holy place of intimacy with Him.
That means that at any moment, we can go close by faith into the Holiest of all places - His presence. We already are one with Christ, and just like my friend says, "We just have to realize it!"
Spiritual truths cannot be embraced with your natural mind.
You have to yield to them, embrace them, and believe. It's called faith. Tapping into Him starts with acknowledging Him and realizing you are already filled with Him!
The Lord told me one day that tapping in is done by being "Out of your mind!" I thought it was so funny when He said that! But remember, we have the mind of Christ and our mind is set in heaven, so we truly do step out of our minds, to walk with the mind of Christ.
(1 Cor 2:16, Col. 3:2)
Love is the gravitational force of Heaven, let yourself go and be pulled deep into its control!
This morning I was thinking about a friend of mine who always says things like, "You are already living in bliss, you are already in His glory, you are already happy..." It reminded me of these currents.
Coming into the presence of God isn't an effort. We don't have to jump, shout, walk around praying loudly in tongues, etc., trying to stir ourselves up. It's more like relaxing into those gentle currents of His love and allowing them to take you where He wants. The problem we have is in the thoughts we think and allowing ourselves to focus on our natural circumstances instead of setting our minds on the things of God and His Kingdom.
We can blame Adam and say that when he sinned, he became aware of his natural circumstances (his nakedness) and so now we have to live that way until Heaven. But that is not true!
Jesus tore the veil that separated us from that most Holy place of intimacy with Him.
That means that at any moment, we can go close by faith into the Holiest of all places - His presence. We already are one with Christ, and just like my friend says, "We just have to realize it!"
Spiritual truths cannot be embraced with your natural mind.
You have to yield to them, embrace them, and believe. It's called faith. Tapping into Him starts with acknowledging Him and realizing you are already filled with Him!
The Lord told me one day that tapping in is done by being "Out of your mind!" I thought it was so funny when He said that! But remember, we have the mind of Christ and our mind is set in heaven, so we truly do step out of our minds, to walk with the mind of Christ.
(1 Cor 2:16, Col. 3:2)
Love is the gravitational force of Heaven, let yourself go and be pulled deep into its control!
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