Life in the Spirit

When Jesus talked to His disciples about the life He was calling them to live, they were often confused.  So much of what He said made no sense, even sounded impossible.  Why?  He was explaining how to live their lives supernaturally from heaven to earth, and they were working hard to figure out how that could do that in the natural from earth to heaven.  When we use reasoning to try to understand the Kingdom of Heaven, we engage in the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; we measure, compare and judge based on our experience.  As 1 Cor 2:14 says, "But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."   But God designed us to live with our spirit leading our soul, in constant communion with Him, and not with our soul: our mind, will and emotions making all the decisions.  Our spirit dwells in heavenly places with Jesus (Eph 2:6) while at the same time being present with us in the body.  Isn’t that amazing?  Our spirit drinks directly from the river of life from which we receive every spiritual blessing from on high.   So if you are feeling “burned out on religion” it’s because your soul has been doing all the work.  "He says: Come to me, get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace."  Matt 11:28-29 The MSG.   As we learn to live from our spirit, we will enter rest.  We will begin to see things from heaven’s perspective.  Our hearts soften, we receive wisdom and revelation, and we stay in more continuous union with God.  And it is by our spirit that we know we are His children, and that we unequivocally belong, welcomed and enjoyed with open arms.  Here are words from a familiar hymn that perfectly describe how life looks when we are living from our spirit:  Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in his wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of his glory and grace With much love, and a huge infusion of blessings to your spirit; Susan