Spiritual activities can never replace Spiritual intimacy. A lot of us go to church with the wrong focus. We want to know what the pastor's subject is. What we should be thinking is: 'Lord, whatever the preacher says today, I want You to speak to me personally so I'll know what Your will is for my situation.'When God's Word starts coming alive for you in ways that change you and take you in a direction you would never have discovered for yourself, you're on the same wavelength as the Holy Spirit, whose job is to clarify and reveal God's purpose for your life. Living on this wavelength puts you in a world apart from others, even many professing Christians.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:14 that the "natural man" can't grasp anything from God because his Spirit is dead. He says the things of God are "foolishness" to such a person. So a mature believer is worlds removed from the understanding of the Spiritually dull or dead person. The truth is, even church-goers don't understand the mature believer. Paul said such a person "is appraised [properly understood and evaluated] by no one" (1 Co 2:15 NASB). People can't figure mature believers out because they have "the mind of Christ" (1 Co 2:16 NIV). This kind of intimacy with God is rare today, even though the mind of Christ is God's will for, and is available, to each of us. Spiritually mature believers have a passion to pursue and know God, and they aren't satisfied until they are in an intimate relationship with Him. So make it your goal to know God better.
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