How to Train the Human spirit !
- Evangelist/Bobby Lewis
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min read
HOW to TRAIN the Human Spirit : "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus, our Lord, according as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue; By which are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2 Peter 1:2- through 4). Notice in these verses, the word "knowledge" it is through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord that we are made partakers of the divine nature. It is not your entertainment, it is not your church program, it is through and by the Word of God. You can become so fretful over something that you can't eat or sleep. Your stomach feels as though it has butterflies in it. But all you have to do is practice the Word and you will get results. (Philippians 4:7) is a result of practicing (Philippians 4:6). (Philippians 4:7) "and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Many people want what the seventh verse talks about, but they don't want to practice what the sixth verse says to do to get it. The amplified translation of the seventh verse says, "and God's peace. . . Which transcends all understanding, shall garrison and mount God over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." God's peace will keep God over your heart and your mind. But can you reap the results and have the peace without being a "doer of the Word of God" ? No, you really cannot. I don't care how many church programs and church functions you attend you simply cannot read the benefits of God's peace over your hearts and minds except you be a doer of the Word. The sixth verse tells us not to fret or worry. People who worry and fret constantly think on the wrong side of life. Verse eight tells us what we are to think about: (Philippians 4:8) "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." Do verse 8. Practice this verse. Think about the right things. Many people think about the wrong things. Actually what they are doing is giving meditation about the wrong things, which in turns gives it power to manifest in their lives. And you know what they are thinking about because of what they talk about. The Bible says, "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh." They continually worry, fret, and think on the wrong side of life, and they continually talk unbelief. (Proverbs 6:2) "Thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth." You cannot be a "doer of the Word" and continue to talk unbelief. The more you talk about some things, the bigger they get. If something does not meet all these qualifications--- true, honesty, just, pure, lovely, etc.-- Don't think about it and don't talk about it. The amplified translation of (1 Corinthians 13:7) reads, "Love. . . Is ever ready to believe the best of every person." I have found through the years that most of the stories I have heard about people don't even meet the first qualification; they aren't true. So don't talk about the stories you hear-- don't even think about them. Psalm of the things you hear might be true, but they might not be pure and lovely [and notice this] and of a good report. Therefore we are not to think about them. By thinking about these things, we give place to the devil. His greatest weapon is the power of suggestion. He is ever endeavoring to inner your thought life. That is why we are instructed in God's Word, "thank on these things." God the Holy Spirit speaks to the church particularly in the epistles, which are the letters to the believers. Meditate on what He has to say in these letters to the church and be a "doer of the Word." You will grow spiritually.
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