A New Determination of Reality

9. Develop your Warfare Skills. Recognize, prepare and engage in battle with your three enemies: the world, the flesh and the devil. Failing to engage in this battle surrenders that battlefront and makes you vulnerable in that area. Warfare is waged through depending on the Lord, but rest assured that this warfare is part of teaching us how to depend on Him and not on our own strength or understanding. The understanding of Practical Christianity as both Rest and Warfare can only be fully realized through experience. 10. Be willing to be out of control. The more you get to know God personally and practically the more you will be willing to be out of control. This can be a scary thing, but the Lord knows this, and gives us exactly the training we need to be able to have confidence in Him based on experience. We find out He’s a really great God, that He’s trustworthy, and that depending on Him is fully satisfying and exciting. What is Knowing God? Knowing God is being in an intimate relationship with Him in all aspects of our being, spirit, soul and body. To know God we need an open mind, heart, and will. We also need a “need.” If we are not open to having our beliefs challenged or changed, we have a closed-door to God in that area, regardless of how hard He may be knocking. God Wants Us to Know Him, And You Already Want to Know God God is often misunderstood because we don’t know and understand why and how He does things. So we are unable to clearly hear His voice, understand His direction, or respond appropriately. Helping us to know and understand Him is high on His list, which should make it high on ours as well. How Do We Know God? Do We "Grow" in God? As we follow on to know Him, we will increase our awareness of His presence, involvement, and His character in our lives.