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1:3). So when it comes to laboring, Jesus has already done the hard part! Your part of the labor is easy. It just involves putting some e• ort into your relationship with God. It involves spending time fellowshipping with Him in the Word and in prayer, learning to walk in the spirit and hear His voice. Although it's sad to say, a lot of believers never get around to doing that. As a result, they have a hard time living the Christian life. They try to do it in the mental realm instead of the spiritual realm. They try to do it by using their own natural willpower to keep a set of religious rules. That's not just di… cult—it's impossible! You can't live upright in this wicked world by just following a mental list of do's and don'ts. You can't overcome your selfi sh tendencies in the natural by just relying on the power of your fl esh. When the whole world around you is operating with the mentality, If I don't take care of me, who will?, you can't successfully walk in love in your own human strength. It doesn't work. You can't do it! The only way you can live like God says in the Bible is by maintaining your union and communion with Him. You have to get into the spiritual realm and let Him energize you. "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). "But Gloria," someone might say, "I don't know if even God can do very much with the mess I've made! I have problems so big I can't see any way out of them, and I don't know anything about operating in the spirit at all!" None of us does when we fi rst get started. In the beginning we're all like little children just learning to walk. But I can tell you from experience, from the fi rst day you endeavor to hear and obey the voice of the Holy Spirit, your life will begin to improve. The darkness that has clouded your spiritual vision will fade away and you'll begin to see into the things of God. Why do you need to see into the things of God? Because you can't tell just by looking at things in the natural what's really going on. All you can perceive is what's happening in the earthly realm. As long as you're bound to this physical world in your thinking and in your actions, you can't tap into the supernatural provision God has made available to you. Even though it's there in abundance, you can't take advantage of it. More on Our Side Than Theirs Think about what happened to Elisha and his servant in 2 Kings 6 and you'll see what I mean. They got up one morning and saw that overnight they'd been surrounded by the Syrian army. With enemy troops, horses and chariots all around them, ready to move in for the kill, Elisha's servant couldn't see in the natural that there was any way out of the situation. Panicked, he cried out, "Oh, sir, what will we do now?" "'Don't be afraid!' Elisha told him. 'For there are more on our side than on theirs!' Then Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!' The Lord opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was fi lled with horses and chariots of fi re" (2 Kings 6:15-17, New Living Translation). Notice that even though in the natural it looked like Elisha and his servant were alone, in reality an army of angels and chariots of fi re had already been sent by God to do battle. They didn't just appear when the eyes of Elisha's servant were opened. They'd been there all along, in the realm of the spirit, waiting to wipe out that Syrian army or do whatever the man of God told them to do. While that's an Old Testament story, you as a New Testament believer are in much the same situation: You have angels with you all the time (Hebrews 1:14) You have healing continually available to you (1 Peter 2:24) You have rich fi nancial supplies ready and waiting for you (2 Corinthians 8:9). If you don't know about those things, however, they won't be much help to you. If you aren't hearing from God about them and seeing things from His perspective, you'll continue to look to this natural world; and 2 8 : B V O V God has made a way for us to turn to Him for the answers and direction we need. Gloria Copeland shares insights into how you can position yourself to hear from God. Learning to hear God is easy! The turn of each page presents a powerful reminder of how simple it is to know God's will and take His course of action. Hearing From Heaven paperback Previously published as Walk in the Spirit just following a mental list of do's and don'ts. You can't overcome your selfi sh tendencies in the natural by just relying on the power of your fl esh. When the whole world around you is operating with the mentality, of me, who will?, love in your own human strength. the Bible is by maintaining your union and communion with Him. You have to get into the spiritual realm and let Him energize you. "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13). know if even God can do very much with the mess I've made! I have problems so big I can't God has made a way for us to turn to Him for the answers Start Hearing From Heaven Today! KCM.ORG/MAG 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) FREE standard shipping included. Offer price valid through May 31, 2024 $ 9 99 #B240502

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