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with God, you will walk in love and joy. You will walk in forgiveness. You will keep your fl esh in subjection to your spirit. By the same token, if you don't stay in living contact with God, you're not going to make it spiritually. No matter how hard you try, you'll fall fl at on your face. Follow Religious Rules It's amazing how many Christians do that! Like the Galatians, "...having begun in the Spirit, [they try to be] made perfect by the fl esh" (Galatians 3:3). They put together a good set of religious rules to follow. Then they try to force their minds, emotions and bodies to obey those rules. Anyone who has ever tried it can tell you, it doesn't work. That's because we weren't born again to live by a set of rules. We were born again to live in continual fellowship with God. We were born again to walk in the spirit, and according to Galatians 5:16 that's the way we keep from fulfi lling the lusts of the fl esh. Head knowledge won't do it. You can know every word the Bible says...you can know every commandment by heart...you can know what it teaches about how to receive from God and how to live by faith—but you cannot act on that knowledge if you don't have a living connection with God Himself. What does it mean to have a living connection with God? It simply means keeping the lines of communication open between the two of you. It means going about your daily activities in such a way that you're always available to hear from heaven. Just think, one word from God can change your life forever! And God is continually speaking such words to our hearts by the Holy Spirit who lives within us. The problem is, our ears are often so fi lled with the noise of the world, we don't listen. "Oh, Gloria," you say, "that's exactly what's happening to me. But, I don't know how to change it!" I can tell you how. In fact, it's simple. Spend time every day in the Word of God and in prayer. Set aside time to fellowship with Him, and you'll begin to hear more clearly what the Lord is saying to you in your heart. Give Him place by listening. Throughout the day, listen to what your heart is saying—not just your head. As you commune with God, your spirit will become more dominant. It will grow strong enough to shut out those fl eshly voices. Soon, instead of being shoved around constantly by the pressures of the world, you'll fi nd yourself being led by your spirit. You'll be hearing from God and ordering your mind, will and emotions according to His Word! That's a great way to live. But, let me warn you, it doesn't happen accidentally. You don't just stumble into spending time with God. You'll have to make a quality decision to do it. Then you'll have to act on that decision. Take the Time To Hear You see, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman. He isn't going to come into your living room, grab the remote control from your hand, turn o the television and say, Hey, I have something to tell you. I need some attention here! No, if you don't voluntarily take some time away from the busyness of life to spend time with God, you're probably not going to hear much from Him. What a tragedy that would be! What a waste it would be to have God Himself living inside you— constantly talking to you, giving you direction and bringing you light—and yet to be so busy running from here to there (making mistakes, then trying to correct them) that you never take the time to hear what He has to say! If you put the same situation in physical terms, it would be unthinkable. Let me show you what I mean. Suppose you woke up one morning, walked into your kitchen and Jesus was sitting at the table. You might say, "Well, Jesus! It's so good to see You. I wish I had time to spend with You today, but I have to run. I'm having lunch downtown, and I have to take care of some business. Maybe I can catch You when I get home tonight." But when you get home, you have that Little League game to go to. So, as you rush out the door, you say, "I'm sorry, Jesus. I have to go to the game right now. But we'll spend a few minutes together before I go to bed tonight, OK?" The problem is, when you get back from the Little League game you're so tired, you think, I just need to watch a little television to relax. Let me take a little side trip here and warn you—television will suck the spiritual life out of you if you let it. You'll end up lying on the 2 8 : B V O V JUNE BVOV BROADCAST CALENDAR May 1-5 The Wisdom of the Holy Spirit Pastors George and Terri Copeland Pearsons Sun., May 7 God's Desire Is To Bless You Kenneth Copeland May 8-12 How To Take a Stand on God's WORD Kenneth Copeland Sun., May 14 God Promises You a Long, Healthy Life Kenneth Copeland May 15-19 The Power of Love and Faith Kenneth Copeland Sun., May 21 Receive God's Promise of Health and Deliverance Kenneth Copeland May 22-26 Living In God's Creative Force of Faith Kenneth Copeland Sun., May 28 God's Healing Power Is for You Kenneth Copeland Watch the Spanish broadcast Enlace or es.kcm.org WATCH ON Broadcasts subject to change without notice Daily broadcast: Mon. - Fri. 3 a.m. | 7 a.m. 11 a.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. Weekly broadcast: Sun. 6 a.m. | 8 p.m. also Mon. 4:30 p.m. | Sat. 7:30 a.m. | 8:30 p.m. ET C H A N N E L WATCH ON WATCH ON Daily broadcast: Mon. - Fri. 3 a.m. | 7 a.m. C H A N N E L Kenneth Copeland George Pearsons Terri Pearsons To order copies: 1-877-480-3388 6 a.m.-4 p.m. PT, M-F

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