CONSULT WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT:

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye (Psalm 32:8)."

The Holy Spirit can tell you what to do in every 

situation for you to always win in life. Many are frustrated because they never consult with Him for help, guidance, or direction. They would rather go to a relative or friend for help when they are in trouble. Sadly, those they meet for help only provide them counsel based on human reasoning and sense knowledge; and that doesn’t work!

Learn to consult with the Holy Spirit for answers. Ask Him for guidance and direction concerning everything you do. When you face challenges that seem insurmountable, call on Him, and He will tell you what to do; He’ll give you the strategies to employ. The great men and women we read about in Scriptures understood this truth, which was why they never took a major step until they had consulted with the Lord.

Joshua, for one, had to rely on the Holy Spirit to tell Him how to take over Jericho: 

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, what saith my lord unto his servant?" 

(Joshua 5:13-14).The Captain of the Lord’s host referred to above is the Holy Spirit. He gave Joshua a strategy no human thinking could have reasoned out. No human mind could have thought of bringing down those monstrous walls of Jericho just by blowing trumpets and having the people shout and praise God. But the Holy Ghost said so and it happened just that way. The Bible says, "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down..." (Hebrews 11:30).

Learn to trust the Holy Spirit; depend on Him at all times, for He is with you, in you and for you! He will teach you, lead you and guide you into victory in everything you do, if you would only ask Him. 

FURTHER STUDY:

John 16:13

Andy Agim

Christ Realities

PRAY MORE:

"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints (Ephesians 6:18)."

The more time you spend in fellowship with the Lord through prayer, the more His character and personality are revealed in and through you. This is one of the most exciting benefits of prayer. Through prayer, your spiritual antenna is raised to pick God’s thoughts and think like Him. Some people only pray when they are compelled to do so by certain challenges they face in life, and that is not right. As Christians we are called into fellowship with our Heavenly Father.

You get to know the Lord and love Him more as you fellowship with Him through prayer and study of the Word. Praying, and praying the right way, is an important activity in the life of every Christian. It makes your life beautiful, vibrant, and exuberant with praise at all times. Take your personal times of prayer, devotions, and meditation very seriously. Create the opportunities in the course of your day to fellowship with the Lord through prayer.

When you pray often, especially in the spirit, you will live with a pure heart towards all men; you won’t criticize others as you will see only the good in them. Learn to intercede for others more than ever before. 1 Timothy 2:1 says, "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men." Take this admonition of the Spirit seriously. Consciously practice this today! Take some time to pray for those around you, and for those in distant lands; it’s your priestly responsibility to do this.

As you spend more time in prayer, your life will flourish from glory to glory because prayer is more than just an opportunity to get God to do something for you! It’s a time to commune with the Lord and bask in rich spiritual consciousness; so give more time and attention to prayer.

FURTHER STUDY:

Acts 4:31

James 5:16

Andy Agim

Christ Realities

READY YOUR HEART FOR THE WORD:

"For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns" 

(Jeremiah 4:3)

Breaking up the "fallow grounds" of your heart and making it ready for the Word is your responsibility. You have to cultivate your spirit; that means prepare it for the entrance of God’s Word. In the scriptures, the Word of God is likened to a seed (Luke 8:11). The seed of the Word is designed to produce in you a harvest of what it talks about; health, prosperity, peace, joy, abundance, and victory. But if the heart is not made ready for the entrance of the Word it will not produce the desired results.

When a farmer cultivates his land, the first thing he does is to dig and stir it up: He ploughs it. Now, the Bible tells us to stir up the gift of God in us. That gift is the Holy Spirit, and one way to stir up His power in you is through speaking in tongues. When the power is stirred, it becomes easy for the Word of God to get into your spirit and sink deep into your consciousness.

The second thing a farmer does in preparing his land for sowing is to fertilize the land, and we fertilize our spirits through prayer. Through prayer, your spirit is conditioned and positioned rightly to receive the Word of God. Christians who pray often and accurately are always synchronized with God’s perfect will for their lives. They are positioned in God’s place, in God’s time, for God’s purpose, in God’s way.

When your spirit is cultivated, you will keep experiencing a harvest of the Word in your life. Never allow your heart lie fallow. Meditate on the Word and pray regularly, and your spirit will produce for you a harvest of the Word.

Further Study:

Luke 8:11-15; 

Jude 1:20

Andy Agim

Christ Realities