96 Spiritual Sensitivity

Episode 96 Spiritual sensitivity We know that God is Spirit, and those who worship God must do so in spirit and truth. We are also are to be led by the Spirit. How can our spiritual sensitivity be increased so that we can be sure we are truly knowing God in the spirit? It seems at times that so much comes at us that brings confusion so we hardly know which way to turn. How do we know that we are really sensing God in the spirit? Are there some basic principles that can help us? This arises not only in our daily lives, but also in spiritual gifts, ministry, and host of related areas. I believe that there are some guidelines in scripture that can help us. God is Spirit Man is body, soul, and spirit (I Thes. 5:23) Man connects with God in his spirit (I Cor. 2:10-12, 6:17) Three possible sources of spiritual movement (God, Satan, man) Significant areas to consider Seeking God only by our mind (reasoning) A defiled spirit (2 Cor. 7:1) A motive to be somebody "special" in spirituals (Phil. 2:3) A troubled heart, unrest (Isaiah 30:15) Undisciplined desires (James 1:14,15) Undisciplined emotions (2 Peter 1:5-9) Consider the outcome of the leading The Spirit leads in the purpose of God The Spirit leads in unity (with God and one another) The Spirit exalts Jesus Christ The Spirit is the Spirit of truth The Spirit is the Spirit of love Praying in the Spirit (Jude 20) Some good ministry concerning man as body, soul, and spirit http://www.austin-sparks.net/english/books/what_is_man.html Additional resources at http://www.ntchurchsource.com/ Theme song "Will Your Anchor Hold" sung by J. Ashley Milne Comments and questions welcome. Email [email protected]