Where are you with God? Is God shining through you? Are you all God wants you to be? Are you experiencing all he has for you? What limits God in our lives? We have salvation, (John 3:3-7) we are his children and his Spirit lives in us (John 14:16-17). We are spirit beings and we live in a body and have soul; our soul is our mind will and emotions (1Thess 5:23).

For so many Christians their flesh (body and soul) dictates the type of life they lead and their spirit, directed by the Holy Spirit, is a secondary influence. Paul talked of this wrestling match (Rom 7:15-25), his spirit wanting to do the right thing but his flesh doing the wrong thing.

The only way to live the God kind of life (John 10:10), in his peace and abundance, is to let God be God in our lives. We must let God have control, let the Holy Spirit have the ascendancy and let our spirit direct our soul and body. To do this we must strengthen our spirit (Rom 10:17), renew our minds (Rom 12:2) and discipline our bodies (1 Cor 9:27).  We need to spend time in his word, prayer and fellowship with him; there are no short cuts. Get alone with God, pray in the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 14:15), still your mind and allow God to speak to you. His love, wisdom and guidance are to found in such times of fellowship. Then you can start to grow and step up into all God has for you.

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