Life in the Spirit 

It starts with humility, it not you,but he who has deposited in you the ability to do and to accomplish anything that is within the parameters or that is in accordance with his will.   

John 15:

1 ¶  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

3  Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

4  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6  If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

7  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

8  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

9 ¶  As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

11  These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

12  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

15  Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

16  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

17  These things I command you, that ye love one another.

18 ¶  If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

19  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

20  Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

21  But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

22  If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

23  He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

24  If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

25  But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

26 ¶  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

27  And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

One more Scripture

Gal 5:

16  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17  For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

18  But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20  Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21  Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24  And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

We are also told we walk by faith

2Co 5:7  (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

The word I want to focus on here is  peripateo and is define as:

1) to walk
1a) to make one’s way, progress; to make due use of opportunities
1b) Hebrew for, to live
1b1) to regulate one’s life
1b2) to conduct one’s self
1b3) to pass one’s life

 it is from the root 1492; n n; TDNT-2:373,202;  {See TDNT 213 }

AV-shape 2, fashion 1, sight 1, appearance 1; 5

1) the external or outward appearance, form figure, shape
2) form, kind

Its root gives a clearer definition:

1492 a root word; v; TDNT-5:116,673;  {See TDNT 538 } v a root word; TDNT-5:116,706; {See TDNT 559 }

AV-know 281, cannot tell + 3756 8, know how 7, wist 6, misc 19, see 314, behold 17, look 6, perceive 5, vr see 3, vr know 1; 667

1) to see
1a) to perceive with the eyes
1b) to perceive by any of the senses
1c) to perceive, notice, discern, discover
1d) to see
1d1) i.e. to turn the eyes, the mind, the attention to anything
1d2) to pay attention, observe
1d3) to see about something 1d31) i.e. to ascertain what must be done about it
1d4) to inspect, examine
1d5) to look at, behold
1e) to experience any state or condition
1f) to see i.e. have an interview with, to visit
2) to know
2a) to know of anything
2b) to know, i.e. get knowledge of, understand, perceive
2b1) of any fact
2b2) the force and meaning of something which has definite meaning
2b3) to know how, to be skilled in
2c) to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to (#1Th 5:12)

Bare with me I need to share these references. because a life in the spirit is about a relationship with God but it also a relationship with faith, And you need to walk in both just as Jesus did. Their are other Fruits but Faith appears to be the most understood and most misunderstood.

I can't stress it enough, if you are not in control of your emotion, you will be defeated sooner or later,
it is a fact: your fall will effect your relationship, your failure will block your blessing, it can lead to depression, worthlessness, and guilt. I can go on and on but you get the point. (see my post on faith)

Heb 11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

there are two roads, one is ruled by emotion, this is where Satan is empowered through negative emotion, which feeds unbelief. The other road is faith, where God can be found. this is where you decide, you make a decision, in-spite of the circumstances, I call it the High Life, observe those a round  you, listen to what they say, you began to see more clearly. Is it faith or emotions that controls their life. Faith is the cure for most of their woes, instead of magnifying God through faith, they magnify the problem through negative emotions.

The Spirit of God will guide us into all truths, Joh 16:13  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Ps 86:11  Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

Truth is next topic in a life in the Spirit. I going to use a Political party in the US to prove a point, I not trying to favor one over the other but I am proving a point. If you listen to the Republicans, the President of  the US. has never done anything right or good and everything bad that has happens is his fault, and  O! he lies. Is this a statement true?

I guess it Depends on who you listen too,

 Let us deal with reality, the President has done some good things and he has done some bad things, we has made some good  decision and some bad ones, some thing are his fault and other are not, he has probably told some lies, but not all the time.

Back to my point, the aforementioned party claim to be the party that uphold Christian values and yet its representatives practice deception to promote and agenda. The same came be said about some of our brother and sister in ministry, They practice deception to manipulate God's people into doing what they want. Have you ever read the book of Jude. We are to walk in truth just like the Spirit who is referred to as the Spirit of Truth. Lying is unacceptable! period.

Note: if you have practiced deception and it didn't grieve your spirit, there is something wrong. Seed time and harvest, if I plant corn seed I get corn, what happens if I practice deception, way wouldn't I reap deception.

Lies are the results of fear, self promotion, and lack of faith or trust in God.. (See my notes on truth and integrity)

1Jo 4:18  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

God is love, love die on the Cross, Love covered your sins, Love provides use with our daily needs. God is love. Love is active, a verb. The concept of love from and Emotional perspective, is false.
If I tell you,  I love you,and do nothing to help you, is that love? what did James say
James 1:22  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
This principle applies let read John

John14:
23  Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

Love has to be back up by action (see love post)

Personal experience
In the beginning of my relationship it was more emotionally driven but in later years it has become more faith based

My experience
I was floored with ecstasy: an overpowering emotion or exaltation , a state of sudden intense feelings
that the only why I know how to explain it:
Take the greatest moment in your life and multiply it by infinity or your ability to handle the flood of excitement filling your body, Perfect love, goodness, joyousness, righteousness, peace, contentment filling you  to the point where it becomes overwhelming. I had to ask God to stop, because it was more then I could handle, that what it like to be in the presents of God and this mortal shell.
His love for us is the same way except it is not limited by mortal flesh, and as you witness to other with the spirit you begin to feel that same love motivating you.
I wish I could tell I was walking at that level all the time but I am not, Remember I told you I am moving more into the realm of faith where I make the decision without the emotion attachment.

Joy: is a state of mind, brought on by being confidant in the Greater one, a walk with God begins with knowing he is there with you through any circumstance. knowing this give one confidence that their  Father has everything under control. remember I told you it a life of faith, and faith is base on a decision not emotions. the knowing of these truths brings  the Joy, and peace, and patience, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Our Joy also does not depend upon our merits or accomplishments, but on his, who was perfection incarnate. His Grace make our joy possible his unmerited favor

Grace: 
His grace is his expression of his great love for us, and it is constantly flowing 
His Grace is the do that in us to help us over come any situation. 

for the most part He will not do what you can do for yourself but when you fall short he will add his super to our natural. Paul set it best
 Phip 4:
6  Be careful for, nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9  Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 ¶  But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
11  Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12  I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

What ever the lack, in God you weakness is a chance for him to shine, so don't be to proud to ask for his help, be it faith, strength, wisdom, joy, patients, what ever so your joy can be fill.
Joyful heart praises the lord

When you praise you magnifying the lord.
Praise humbles you
the spirit protect and influences you to do good

psa 223  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Heb 13:15  By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
1Co 4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Isa 25:1  O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

Ps 150:4  Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Ps 150:5  Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Ps 150:6  Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Ps 149:3  Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Ps 149:1  Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
Ps 145:2  Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Ps 119:7  I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

8 ¶  And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

9  And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

10  The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11  Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Php 3:3  For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Just read Psalm if you don't know how important it is to praise God

Fear and Embarrassment

A symptom of Fear and pride is embarrassment

They all start out internally, in the mind, but they manifestation themselves externally

What is pride, arrogance, cynical insensitivity to the needs of others, and presumption

a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements

1. it is the worship of self

How does it effect you:

2. it will close you off from God

What is fear, it is the expectation of something dreadful, or of punishment

1. doubt in God's ability to honor his word

How does it effect you,

2. hinders and paralyses

What is embarrassment, self consciousness impair by the perceived external or internal perceptions of others

1. focuses on self and not God

How does it effect you,

2. it impairs or hampers you, makes you self conscious, your focus is on self and how it is perceived by others and not no how God see you (through the perfection of Christ and his cleansing blood) .

Your mind is the battle Ground

What it focuses on is the doorway

1. the doorway is accessed by 2 principal players

a. the Holy Spirit

b. Everything else

(Side note :

Once you (know, that is in the biblical scene), the Holy Spirit, you will enter into that Sabbath rest, another way to say this is to know that you know and once you know fear will find no place in you in this area in your life). I didn't say you wouldn't be attack but you will laugh and rejoice having already obtaining your victory.

Focus on:

How God see us, as eternal beings made in his image, fearful and wonderfully made, he is ever mindful of us, we are the temple of his spirit, His children, king and Priest, but it all made perfect in and though Jesus Christ.

Focus on:

GOD's eternal unchanging nature, he is the light and always tells the truth

(Side note: Be true to yourself)

1. Godliness or goodness starts from within and flows out from his spirit into ours, from our out to the world.

2. Jesus who is the God-Man depended on the Father for everything in fact he was so depended on God he told Phillip if you have seen me you have seen the father

Jesus is our example of the true image of God from mans perspective and God's image of man from HIS perspective.

3. We are told to depend on God and not on self

a. because we are all unclean without Him

Isa 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

b. Because we trust Him see the PS

PS 33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

4. WE live in him and he lives in us

c. we are connected to the vine, some are born in but other or grafted in

ex. Jesus did nothing without the father, we should do nothing without Jesus

b. we move and breath and live in him if we are his.

5. God's nature is unchanging so it stand to reason his attributes are as will.

Lies change, but truth is always the some. Doubt can waver, but faith always believes. God's love is not swede by our action or the circumstances, it always is.

God is love, the same today, yesterday and forever: (eternal)

6. We are eternal beings, all our action may have eternal consequence, but our perception of our self should always flow out of God's vision of us.

What have we learned?

Embarrassment is and illusion of the mind, focused on self perception and not on God's perception. It changes with the times, but God's view is eternal unchanging Sela.

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. on self perception and not on God's perception. It changes with the times, but God's view is eternal unchanging Sela.

Scriptural Ref:

Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Nu 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Heb 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

John 15:1 ¶ I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Joh 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?

The sword and the symbol 

For the last two night I have been having the same dream. I see a sword and the enemy stamps it with a seal. I reject his offer every time because he has nothing I want, but today came his attacks. Some were emotional, others had to do with stuff breaking, other things being misplaced. I recognized it was and attack meant to overwhelm my emotions. But HE (God) taught me to walk by faith and not by feeling, (sight). This open my eye to a truth that has been bothering me. Why people fail to understand what true faith is. They think they have it but you can tell by listening to their conversation if they do or not, it is frustrating. I saw a Key in the scripture today that may shed some light on why people miss it, (my people are destroy because they lack the knowledge). 

Ho 4:6  My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Their spiritual eyes are blind they fail to see the truth even 
though it is right there in plain sight. maybe it is because we have taught faith wrong for so long. Most preachers on TV base faith on condition, give to get. But

James 1:
2 ¶  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7  For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.


Vs 6 let him ask in faith not wavering. if you are wavering you should expect nothing, God needs to reveal this truth. Vs 5
ask God who will give to you liberally. Stop trying to believe and let God assist you. Example Father give me the Faith I need to believe for this thing or that, this  isn't conditional. 

In closing seed ,time and harvest is real and scriptural, but faith is predicated on belief.

Love is and action word


Ones Emotion or the lack of control will short circuit your christian walk if not kept in check.
It is a wonderful thing when your feelings line up with God's will or doing what is right. But what
happen when we don't feel the emotional pull. Love is a verb, show me your works though your actions. Most people have heard the Gospel, but have they seen it in action. We fall in and out of love because of how we feel, but is that love? Love cost and sometime it is a heavy price. Emotionally speaking you may not feel like paying the price. Jesus is the standard by which we should gauge our action. I say this because some of us have never had the proper example set before us. So what is Love?

1 Corinthians 13:4-7New International Version (NIV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

It is more then just saying I love you. Taking this a step further some of us can't even say that. I confess I was broken and I am still working though some issue but I see the horizon.  How able you? Love :)

Slave of the truth

There are two thought in this next post, the first is truth. We are agents of truth, we need to speak the truth, bare witness to it and always represent the truth in all our actions. The little white lie doesn't come from God, nor does the exaggeration of the facts. God is eternal and unchanging, so is the truth; it will always be true no matter what the circumstances are. As he is so are we, point the way, walk in the truth, and let your light shine. 

The next point I would like to talk about is being a servants or  a slaves to God. Who is in charge you or the most high, think about it. We have too many apostle and bishops and not enough servants or slaves, sela.  

Faith in God.

There are so many lecture and preacher and seminar on faith, yet still so many people miss the mark.Why? because they are fighting spiritual forces in a natural bodies. First we all know that faith comes by hearing and reading the word, second by spending quality time with God, (through prayer and Fasting). We've been told that the opposite of faith is fear. I personally believe fear is a symptom of a greater disease called negative emotions.  But the point I want to establish today is, that God is the author and finisher of our faith. Just like you believed in your salvation, you can believe in his faith. There have been so many time when I just didn't have the capacity to believe for something  and I knew it, (I am referring to knowing that you know kind of  faith). So I would confess my inability to God and ask the spirit to under-gird me, "2Co 12:9  And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."  He always does and his faith takes me over the top, thus my need is met. He wants to help you. Why? because it brings you joy and in your joy, you praise and glorify Him. This in turn, inspires you to testifies to others about His goodness.  One problem I've have learnt over the years is that faith work directly with hope, . what is hope 

webster 1828 edition:  HOPE, noun [Latin cupio.]

1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. hope therefore always gives pleasure or joy; whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with pain and anxiety.

I know I misted at time believing with desire or confessing with desire and not with hope. hope has that expectation. Your faith targets that expectation, provided it in his will. 

                                                                                                 God Bless.PS See the lecture on Faith Revisited not emotions for additional aid.

Sanctification the ongoing process

 Sanctification is related to your obedience, If the Spirit of God
ask you to do something, do you obey? If he ask you to witness to your friends
do you? If he ask you to give to someone in need, do you? if asked to pray do you?
or if he ask you to be more loving and caring toward others do you? 
Every-time you obey, you act more like Jesus. Thus the process of Sanctification is at work.
 I hope this helps