Enjoying God and Other Rare Events - Steve Sampson
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<strong>Enjoying</strong> <strong>God</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Other</strong> <strong>Rare</strong> <strong>Events</strong><br />
speaking the truth in love, may you grow up in all things into<br />
Him who is the head—Christ” Ephesians 4:15.<br />
1. We Walk By the Spirit—It is the consistent walking in the<br />
Spirit that pleases <strong>God</strong>. Letting the Spirit direct our steps<br />
keeps us from getting into the flesh. “I say then, walk in<br />
the Spirit, <strong>and</strong> you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh”<br />
Galatians 5:16. The Greek word for walk is peripateo,<br />
which means to go around in a certain condition or state.<br />
To walk in the Spirit is to go about in the state of listening to<br />
the Spirit.<br />
2. We Are Led By the Spirit—The Spirit of <strong>God</strong> never<br />
pushes us, but leads us. “For as many as are led by the<br />
Spirit of <strong>God</strong>, these are the sons of <strong>God</strong>” Romans 8:14.<br />
Sitting in the cab of a large truck <strong>and</strong> trying to turn the<br />
steering wheel may be a near impossibility, but when the<br />
truck begins to move, it can be steered easily. Sometimes in<br />
frustration to know the mind of the Lord, moving <strong>and</strong> taking<br />
some steps in faith makes it easy to be “steered” by <strong>God</strong>.<br />
3. We Have the Mind of the Spirit—To be a Christian is one<br />
thing, but to have the mind of the Spirit is another. This is<br />
something we must desire <strong>and</strong> pray for. It is the carnal mind<br />
(of Christians) that hinders the flow of the Holy Spirit in our<br />
lives. “Because the carnal mind is enmity against <strong>God</strong>;<br />
for it is not subject to the law of <strong>God</strong>, nor indeed can be”<br />
Romans 8:7. Since <strong>God</strong> is a spiritual <strong>God</strong>, we must have<br />
spiritual underst<strong>and</strong>ing in order to follow Him <strong>and</strong> to<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> His Word. When people attempt to interpret the<br />
Bible by their own reason <strong>and</strong> intellect, they defile it.<br />
4. We Have an Unction of the Spirit—This word, unction<br />
(chrisma), means the smearing of oil as an endowment of<br />
the Holy Spirit. It is often translated as anointing. Our spirit<br />
is made to have this unction or sensitivity of the knowledge<br />
<strong>and</strong> presence of <strong>God</strong>. Our own spirit bears witness to truth<br />
<strong>and</strong> receives promptings <strong>and</strong> specific direction from the<br />
Holy Spirit. Simply, <strong>God</strong> speaks to the spirit of man by the<br />
Holy Spirit. “But you have an unction (anointing) from<br />
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