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discerning the spirits, dreams, dying to self, experience, following Jesus, God's guidance, God's love, suffering, T.A. Sparks, the fear of God, The Holy Spirit, the Lamb, the old self, the Word of God, visions, walking after the flesh, walking by the spirit
Have you ever noticed while listening to other Christians that you sooner or later recognized by whom they were taught? I am not thinking here of discerning one or several human teachers ‘behind them’ since we all were taught by teachers. However, you suddenly perceived by whom their human spirit had been guided. Whether they seemed to be self-taught believers, whether they voiced denominational specifics, or if they were even able to speak directly to your heart; you ‘knew’ it. Indeed, God speaking through another human being can be a very uplifting experience but I am afraid, it does not happen often unless there are two or three believers gathered in His name.
Just lately I had been pondering on those fears, doubts, and burdens God has set me free from during the last years. For example, I asked myself (not Him) whether I would ever jot down further experiences in my daily calendar or visions and dreams in my spiritual diary. Although I had not asked God, He answered me in a split second by saying,
During the last weeks and months I published several articles on walking in the spirit. The connection between walking by the spirit and living in the spirit seems to be quite simple. Paul in his letter to the Galatians put it this way,
Entering the Promised Land 