I used to think of God as an outside power. I was raised this way. It is what I was tought growing up in Church. When I got angry I looked up to the sky and cried out to God, I waited for a spiritual answer but looked into the world to see it. Eventually I gave up trying to see answers.
Later in life I was saved, but I still did not fully grasp the concept of God being inside of us. While God provided signs and put words on peoples heart to speak to me, I still did not fully tap into my potential, because I had no clue where the power came from.
I read the verses that Kingdom was within us. However honestly I thought that was just a nifty cliché people used. To me God was an outside power and I was beneath him. When I prayed for a need I always looked outward for God to answer me.
(Luke 17:21). "And you have to learn how to operate in the kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God operates on the principle of sowing and reaping"
(Mark 4:26-28)." When a seed is planted in ground and watered something will come forth. God supplied you with seed and water and you are the ground."
When we truly reach out to Christ and become Born Again. God manifest himself inside of us. We become a temple of God. All Saved Christians are living, breathing, walking and talking Tabernacles.
My whole prayer life has changed once I fully understood this concept of God. When we are hurting, we do not have to pray to a God in the sky, we have God inside of us. God is so close to us, yet many of us are guilty of placing him so far away. He is as close as the skin we wear in this world.
I believe many Asian religions have a few things right. I think this is why meditation seems to relax and comfort so many people. We can tap into a spirit realm inside each and every one of us. Can you imagine how enlightening meditation could be for someone who actually knows the truth? When a Christian takes time everyday to just block out worldly distractions and set aside time to sit in quiet and listen to God speak inside of you, you have a direct line to heaven. You can gain absolute knowledge about yourself, Gods plans for you and directions on how to reach Gods Will for your life.
I once heard Tony Evans speak live at a mens conference. He has been anointed with so much wisdom and it was a sermon I will never forget. One of his key principals in life, he wakes up in the morning, before he has any distractions and just listens to God. He doesn’t intercede; he doesn’t pray for needs, he just listens. It is the very first thing he does every morning. I think that might be one of the wisest instructions I have ever been taught.
When calling on the Holy Spirit, you do not need to wait for it to fall from the sky to fill a room.. We have been given a new life. Jesus left us the power to do even greater works than he has done. We can call on his name with our voice, but speak to him directly with our heart.
(John 14:12-14 )
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."
Do this, look at your hand. Touch your thumb and your pointer finger together. Squeeze them tightly. That is how close God is to you. That is the power we, as Born Again, Saved Christians have inside of us. Do not look to the world for answers, do not wait for a prophet to come and speak destiny into your life. While God can and will use both of those tools to give us assurance, what he really desires is direct relationship with each and every one of us. He will speak directly to you. However like all relationships they are built by spending time and listening to each other. Stop always asking and crying out to God. Set a time aside daily to listen to what Jesus is already speaking to you. Your answers may have already come long ago but you are too deaf to hear it.
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