Speaking From the Heavenly Realm

Matt 6:9-10

In this manner, therefore, pray:  Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be Your name.  (Your name is clean, pure, sanctified & holy)

¹⁰ Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

We must open our mind to what it really means to be “Saved”

          It’s not laboring to ‘stay’ saved

It’s not working, trying to get to heaven

It’s working to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth

1 John 3:2.  Beloved, now we are the sons of God

John 8:35.  A servant does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever

The struggle isn’t about my salvation – which happens in an instant

          It’s about the renewal of my mind – which is the process

How do we renew our mind?  Input new information

Why is that so difficult?  Because we don’t want to read or study 

We want to be entertained and made to feel good

This keeps a ceiling on our thinking

If our thinking is limited, our living is limited

As he thinks in his heart, so is he.  (Prov 23:7)

In order to Elevate your Living, you must Elevate your Thinking

What do I mean by “Elevate Your Thinking?”

          In the natural – learning for a promotion, etc.

          In the Spiritual – understanding who you are in Christ Jesus

I am a New Creature – 2 Cor 5:17

"You are not of the world, because I chose you out of the world" – John 15:19

I walk in Newness of life – Rom 6:4

I'm a child of the 8^th day - New Beginnings (Circumcision)

We share the divine nature of God – 2 Peter 1:4

•        He is Spirit, we are Spirit
•        He is Holy and He calls us to be Holy
•        He is light; we are light
•        We drink from God and become a river
•        I have the mind of Christ       

Col 3:2.  Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

I’m seated with Him in the heavenly realm – Eph 2:6

I must learn to think from this realm

I must learn to speak from the Heavenly Realm

Let the weak say “I’m strong.”

          Fact ~vs~ Truth

Gideon – “Mighty Man of Valor… go in this strength of yours”

          Weakest clan; least of those

John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth (reality), has come, He will guide you into all truth (reality);

Function from the Reality of heaven

What does earth say about you? 

What does heaven say about you?

I’m not good enough

I am a masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus for good works – Eph 2:10

I can’t do it

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me – Phil 4:13

I can’t do what other people do

Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world – 1 John 4:4

I’m limited – in education, vocabulary, knowledge, etc

I have the mind of Christ. I have an unction from the Holy Spirit.  I can know all things!

I’m afraid to try

The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid – Heb 13:6

People will laugh at me

If God is for me, who can be against me? – Rom 8:31

I’ll fail

God always leads me in triumph in Christ – 2 Cor 2:14

It probably won’t work

It’s going to work together for my good, because I love God and am called according to His purpose – Rom 8:28

I’m sick

By His stripes, I am healed – Is 53:5

I’m fat – I’m skinny – I’m ugly – I have this physical issue

I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I know I’m marvelous, Darling! – Ps 139:14

Remember, it’s not just quoting scripture.  It’s thinking from the heavenly realm

Mark 11:23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says

God is who He says He is, and will do what He said He would do

Therefore, I am who God said I am and can do what God said I can do