Spiritual Building
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You know how you meet a new person and start building relationship with them? Constantly calling and sharing ideas, common interests etc? How about your body upkeep? How much care would you say you give your body? Do you spend time and money to look good via the Gym or the shops?
Just as you do all these things daily, weekly and yearly, so should you build up the spirit of God in you. When you do this you are better equipped to make decisions lead by the spirit of God and not according to the way of this world.
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1 Timothy 4 verse 7 But reject profane and old wives fables, and exercise yourself towards godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. |
The weakest link amongst us have no idea of the life that is to come because they are very much conformed to this world and are unable to walk in the renewal of mind the bible teaches. But this world WILL end and so will our body on this earth (in this world) hence He/She who doesn’t practice spiritual building which is our best source of godliness (righteous living) will lack profit in all things and will be lost to what the gifts of the spirit are. Further readings 1 Corinthians 2:14-15, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 and Romans 8:5-11.
While the Finding you series 1 through to 7 teaches practical implementation of godliness by helping re educate us in daily living via the choices we make, there is also a spiritual building that goes with this and it’s an outfit we should wear always, yes an outfit! We need to wear the outfit so that we are able to stand up against spiritual bullying used by the world to trick us, take charge of situations that should not ground us to a stand still, destroy all manner of negative stronghold and live in this world as a light.
Be expectant of the next series as we go through our instructions on what our outfit should really look like. The outfit will further strengthen your battle to take charge of the gates to your soul and bring your real self to life. Once we are done with our outfit, we will get to know the spirit and then see what the gifts of our spiritual building are.
Though mis-educated by the world for so long, the spirit of God will lead us right if we seek Him and by His grace for He wants non to perish. The more you exercise and feed your spirit, the more you are attentive to spiritual things and give less focus on the things of this world, YOU WILL STILL SHINE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
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The Change Process
Change? we must! Until we know the truth, we will never really know.
Finding you series 1 through to 6 has brought some light into areas you have never really bothered to seek knowledge about and we pray these series keeps you spiritually informed and awake. It is now paramount to take stock and start the process of change.
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Romans 12:2 (Amplified) 2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]. |
You see, mind renewal means change, ensuring that the change represent what is true, what is written and living according to the written truth. This is why we are to study the bible otherwise what is true and written will elude us. Renewal of mind brings you to a state of awareness of the things of this world that are contrary to the bible and seeking grace, strength and power from God not to get lost (lust) in them.
You know that we are encouraged to be doers of the Word and not just hearers or in this case, readers of it. The importance of what we choose to let our eyes see, our ears hear and what we in turn speak brings life or death to us which is why we need to ensure we are clear of the source of our conformity so it points to eternal living with Christ elevating our body, spirit and soul.
The change process needs a catalyst-YOU! Only God knows what you are capable of because He designed you as stated in Jeremiah 1 verse 5 and has the blueprint of YOU, He alone can grace you to catapult yourself out of unholy living and mindset the world has to offer through media and every other lustful habits we are introduced to. The change will need to start from checking what enters our soul through the soul gates – eyes and ears.
Now that you have the knowledge that will enable you live at full capacity by the grace of God, kick start the change process because the choice to use the knowledge is yours. Stop being conformed to this world and start the renewal of your mind in allowing the real you (God’s idea of you) live.
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We encourage you to change your media diet, be selective in your audio diet and also start building up further faith based habits such as reading biblical based books and always remember to check the bible for the truth in all you indulge yourself in. Checkout our book reviews section for books we have read and have found to be helpful and should you need immediate advice, please contact us via walkwithme@dvsoul.org.uk. |
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