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Shipwrecked Glroy

There is a rhythm to life in the Spirit. God ebbs and flows. He's fast and intense. And then He is slow and gentle. Graham Cooke defines this as hiddeness and manifestation. Learning to live in His movement is true Christian maturity.

There are times in which you must journey out and move in energy and intensity. Times in which Father gives you an audience and a stage. But then there are times in which you must be marooned by the tide of the Spirit, hidden away on the Island of Intimacy. In the times of Marooning, the times of Shipwrecked Glory, there is nothing else you can do but be with the One your heart loves. The hidden place of love becomes sweeter than all the palaces of popularity and success.

Life in God is always relationally oriented. Therefore, success is not found in results, numbers, or even spiritual growth as religion so often defines it. Success is only and always found in  intimacy. To flow with Holy Spirit is success. You must also understand that success, even in these terms, is never gaining something you don't already have, but rather enjoying and maturing in the free Gift you've been given in Christ.

Q&A AFTER SCHOOL

Come to our Questions Dgroup after school today (Tuesday) from 4:15-5:15 at Escape in Castle Hills. Come with questions ready!

MIND RENEWAL

Our bodies naturally adapt and change. Particularly, we grow accustomed to things we regularly partake in.

For instance, when we begin training for a marathon, our bodies are nowhere near ready to run so great a distance. Yet, as we train at greater and greater distances we eventually adapt. Before long, we can run for over 26 miles!

In the same way, our spirits grow and adapt. According to the New Testament, the way we train our spirits to become strong and grow is by renewing our minds.

Romans 12:2 says, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Do you long to see the power of God in your life? Do you desire to experience manifestations of the Spirit? Do you want to produce all the fruit of the Spirit?

Then believe you already have and experience and see all of these things!

On the cross, Jesus purchased every spiritual blessing for you. It is yours. You don’t have to strain for it or pray it down, you only have to believe it’s yours. 

On the cross, you were crucified with Christ and are now continually living in heavenly places. You don’t have to worship for 20 minutes or read a chapter of the Bible to get in His presence, you are already living there.

Regardless of what you see now, believe the truth of Scripture and everything will change!

Overwhelming Provision

There is so much in God. Who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been His counselor? He is deeper and wider and higher than we could ever fathom.

There is a provision in the person of Jesus that is sufficient for every need you have – today and forever. Christ is the firstborn of all creation and the upholder of all things. To gaze upon the Lord realizes the abundance of who He is for you.

You are never held hostage to your circumstance. Your bank statement is not your reality. Neither is your failure. He is the realest reality. He is the plasma, high definition, Real-D reality that flows through you every moment.

Allow all your needs and circumstances to grow dim in the light of Jesus. He always provides from His glorious riches. Even sowing and reaping is overshadowed by His unending provision for you.

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19, NIV