I’ll never forget the day I realized that God talks to us directly through the Bible. I was reading one of the New Testament letters and all of a sudden, it was like one of the verses jumped off the page at me! You know those old 3-D glasses with the red and blue film for lenses? I’ve seen some comics that were made for 3-D and when you used the glasses it looked like the pictures popped off the page! That’s what it was like in my Bible, but instead of 3-D glasses, I had the Holy Spirit, and He was speaking to me. I ran down the hall to my dorm room, where my roommate Jordan was sitting (he was mentoring me in my faith and the scriptures at the time). I was so excited. I said, “Jordan, Jordan! The scriptures are layered!” He just nodded and said, “Yeaaah!” I did not know this before that moment. I thought the Bible was written to the audience of each book or letter and we get to learn from it by applying it to our lives. This is true… AND… as you read, the Holy Spirit will emphasize or “highlight” words, phrases, or ideas to you in a way that feels like the author wrote it to you personally, or that God is speaking directly to you through that portion of the book… because He is! This is what I mean by layered; it’s multidimensional. It is speaking to the original audience specifically AND it speaks to you specifically. Another layer is peeled back when the Holy Spirit sometimes also expands the concept in your mind so that it means more than what is written plainly. TO BE CLEAR, I do NOT MEAN that it will contradict or say something different than what is being said in the original context. I DO MEAN that it’s like the Holy Spirit gives you more context or insight into what is being said than what is plainly written, especially if you are familiar with the scriptures and He brings other verses to your mind to form that context. This is the most foundational way to begin “hearing” or discerning the voice of God speaking to and through your spirit. Drop any questions or comments you have below! We will continue posting content about learning to hear the voice of God as we go.

Jesus is THE way, THE Truth, And THE Life (John 14:6) It doesn’t say…. A way, A truth, and A life…. Example: THE Passion movie Vs A passion movie THE = ONE = ONLY So… Jesus is the ONLY way, ONLY Truth, And ONLY life Period, Done, Over… He is ALL YOU NEED!!!

What’s your biggest struggle in trusting God right now?

Holiness is a a place you live FROM, NOT to. It isn’t a do & don’t list God said BE Holy, as I AM Holy. It is a state of BEING, NOT actions of Doing to get there. It’s a position you work from, NOT to in hopes to one day get it You have to Believe its possible to be, before you are Example: First day, at work with a position & title as Manager, means you ARE and BEING the Manager. And you work from that position NOT to that position.

Holy men and women understand that God has not only redeemed us from slavery to sin, but has actually given us an inheritance in Christ. He has made us His own sons and daughters. He adopted us and made us into new creatures unlike anything that has ever been seen before in the history of creation. We are a created spirit that has been given actual union with God Himself. This kind of union is something that previously only the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit knew with one another. We are not God, nor are we a part of Him exactly, but we have been created in His image and likeness, then reborn in the image of Christ Himself and joined (married) to Him by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God Himself was given to us, to live in us, indwelling and filling our spirits like the Glory of the Lord filled the temple in Israel. “He who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him” (1 Corinthians 6:17). You have been united to God because the very Spirit and power of God lives within you. You are no mere mortal anymore, you are one of God’s chosen holy ones. What are you going to do with that? Are you going to live your life like everyone else, or are you going to learn how to live as a son or daughter of God on the Earth? 💬 Comment below and let’s talk about it.👇🏻