The Apostle's Blogs
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THE DIVINE REVELATION OF THE GUT
WHAT IS GOD REVEALING TO YOU DOWN IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GUT?
IN THIS TEACHING I SHARED WITH MY PARISHIONERS THAT MANY BELIEVERS HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR PHYSICAL BODY CAN TEACH US KINGDOM SPIRITUAL PRINCIPALS. THESE PRINCIPLES CAN TEACH US THE IMPORTANCE OF STEWARDSHIP OVER THE LIFE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.
THE BIBLE REMINDS US THAT OUR BODIES MATTER TO GOD. WE ARE NOT MERELY SPIRITUAL BEINGS WAITING TO LEAVE THIS EARTH.WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A BODY TO STEWARD WHILE WE FULFILL OUR KINGDOM ASSIGNMENT.
THAT MEANS WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE EAT. HOW WE TREAT OUR BODIES, HOW WE REST, HOW WE MOVE, AND HOW WE CARE FOR OURSELVES.
BUT THERE IS AN EVEN AN DEEPER REVELATION.
JUST AS OUR PHYSICAL BODIES REQUIRE PROPER NOURISHMENT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, OUR SPIRITUAL BODIES REQUIRE PROPER NOURISHMENT AS WELL. JESUS SAID, "MAN SHALL NOR LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD."
WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR LIFE?
WHAT ARE YOU ALLOWING INTO YOUR MIND?
WHAT ARE YOU CONSUMING SPIRITUALLY?
KINGDOM LIVING INVOLVES STEWARDSHIP. GOD HAS ENTRUSTED SOMETHING TO YOU-YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND, YOUR GIFTS, YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, YOUR TIME, AND YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
DON'T JUST ASK GOD TO BLESS WHAT HE HAS GIVEN YOU. LEARN HOW TO STEWARD IT.
NOW, THIS IS THE PART OF THIS TEACHING THAT I BELEIVE THAT CAN CHANGE AND ENHANCE YOUR KINGDOM DISCERNMENT. AS YOU STEWARD YOUR INNER PERSON, YOU WILL TAP INTO THAT SPIRTUAL GUT. THAT INNER MOST PART OF YOU WHERE THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GIVE YOU THOSE QUIET BUT INTIMATE PROMPTINGS, INNER KNOWINGS, JUST A SLIGHT CHECK DOWN IN YOUR NEW BORN GUT IF YOU WILL.
THIS IS WHY IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU WATCH WHAT YOU FEED YOUR INNER MAN. AS I SHARED EARLIER, REALIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL STEWARDSHIP CAN PROVIDE GREAT INSIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR INNER LIFE. YOU WILL RUN INTO PROBLEMS IF YOU ABUSE EITHER ONE.
GUARD WITH ALL DILIGENCE YOUR INNER ENVIROMENT. HOW CAN YOU GUARD IT?
THREE WAYS:
1. RENEW YOUR MIND TO THE WORD OF GOD ROMANS 12:1-3
2. PRAY IN THE SPIRIT/ IN OTHER TONGUES 1 COR. 14:2
3. NEVER MOVE TO FAST WITH IMPORTANT DESCISIONS/WAIT ON THAT INNER WITNESS IN YOUR SPIRTUAL GUT ROMANS 8:14
THIS IS YOUR SEASON TO MOVE IN A DEEPER DIMENSION OF BEING LED BY THE VOICE OF GOD.
Apostle Charles L. Matthews