1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV) 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Over the last several years, we have spent a lot of time teaching and sharing the importance of learning to be spiritual people, not just carnal Christians who rely on earthly wisdom for their understanding.
The world that we live in is tangible, and most things operate based on earthly, human wisdom. But we should not.
We should be allowing God to teach us how to live as spiritual beings, seeing, discerning and understanding things with the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
This isn’t an easy thing for some people. And even for those who learn to live this way, it takes time and purposeful effort to get there.
Our minds will fight us on this as we begin to learn to transition from human thinking to spiritual thinking.
But it’s critical that we learn this.
Why?
Because God doesn’t communicate through human intellect. He communicates through the Holy Spirit. He teaches us to see, discern and understand things through His wisdom, not by earthly wisdom.
This kind of spiritual wisdom is critical for understanding not just what God is speaking to us, but also for discerning what we see around us every day that we live and breathe here on earth.
It allows us to see and understand things that naturally-minded (carnal) people never even perceive to exist.
We need to remember that the battles we fight are not against flesh and blood, but “against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).
So, we continue to urge everyone to spend time digging into the word of God daily, feasting on it, learning of Him, getting understanding in the things of God and nurturing your spirit with the truth of the Spirit, that we would be the mighty warriors that God has called us to be.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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