Walk In The Spirit! Part 1

[Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

 

Scripture: Galatians 5:16

But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God) (biblegateway.com – Amplified).

On Sunday December 9, 2012 I had a bad allergic reaction and ended up going to the ER; through it all God got the glory and I got the victory in more ways than one (not having anything seriously wrong since during the ordeal my blood pressure went up to 192 over 102 and the lab test later showed I had a blood clot in my lungs). However, in the end, all tests were normal and I thank God!!

When I woke on Monday morning, I saw I had a message from Sunday I needed to respond to and as I was responding to it, God brought David and Jonathan to me. God let me knew that David and Jonathan had a spiritual connection not a natural one; that is why their relationship was so strong. He let me know not to be upset with the person I was upset with because we did not have a spiritual connection but a natural connection. Of course at that time, I had to make a decision to forgive her and I did – I did not “feel” like forgiving her – she hurt me – but I know forgiveness is a choice not a feeling. When you decide to forgive someone, you are being obedient to God – if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us (Matthew 6:15; Mark 11:26). God also let me knew that to have a successful relationship with someone it has to be by the Spirit – you must know that person by the Spirit – your spirits must be in agreement with each other.

It is impossible to have a spiritual relationship with someone who has a carnal mind! A spiritual minded person and a natural minded person’s spirit cannot be connected so they can walk in the Spirit of God!

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God bless,

Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks