What to think or how to think?
So far classes at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry have been amazing. I have recently realized how this school is different than any other Bible training or ministry training school. Most schools teach the students what to think, but this school teaches us how to think. The supernatural lifestyle is a lifestyle of walking in the presence of God. Our goal is to honor others which would exclude being judgmental. When we walk in the presence of Jesus we do not have permission to take His place as judge or jury. When others have a different belief than we do, then we honor them because the Holy Spirit has people walking in different ways for His purpose. We are not Old Testament prophets so people don’t get to stone us when we are wrong. We, as prophetic people, do not get to call out sins or judgment on the world. God may warn of a coming disaster or situation but the judgement part of that was already been put on the cross. New Testament Prophesy is for upbuilding, encouragement, and consolation. (1 Cor. 14:3)
I don’t want to be like a Pharisee that has lots of knowledge but no daily encounter with Christ, nor do I want to be like the early church that had lots of daily encounters but no written Word of God to authenticate those encounters. The truth is that the letter kills but the Spirit gives life, so it is my desire is to walk in the truth of God’s Word while I experience daily encounters with the Holy Spirit. The goal of BSSM is to bring us to a place where we love God’s Word and have a daily experiential walk with the Holy Spirit. Every place you go there are men that tell us what to think about God. Just like the car company, Ford, There is a better idea. Why not ask the author of the Bible what He thinks it means?
How would your Spiritual life look if you could erase your mind from everything that man has taught you and sit down with the Holy Spirit and have Him teach you His Word? When you read 1 Corinthians 12-14 would you decide that Spiritual gifts have passed away? While reading Acts would you decide that miracles are no longer for today? Would you believe that Angels are operating around us? Would you know how much God the Father loves you? When you read 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and chapters 9 would you still believe that God does not want to bless His people? When you read Romans 6 and 8 would you still think that Romans 7 is teaching that the Apostle Paul was living in moral failure? Would walking in the Presence of God become your driving heart desire? Would you believe God for the gift of speaking in unknown tongues? Would the joy in your heart bring you to a place of laughter, even at church? Would you dance before Him in joyful praise as you experience His goodness? Would you care that you looked a bit goofy when the Holy Spirit touches you with some odd physical manifestation? Would you be Catholic or Protestant, or would you just be a follower of Jesus? Why not read the Bible again for the first time?
What I have experienced by taking this year at BSSM is to walk in the Presence of God. It is not about how much I know but it is about Whom I know. I do not need to impress anyone, nor do I need an identity outside of Jesus Christ. I now can hear God when the Holy Spirit speaks to me. Maybe not as plain as I would like, and I am not always sure if He is talking, but His voice has now become much more clear and I understand that He is talking to me often. I think I may have made it past the infant stage of Christian growth. I know that there is much more to experience in the Holy Spirit.
Saundi and I have dedicate the rest of our life to leading others to encounter God in a daily personal experience. I do not want to teach someone what they should believe. I want everyone to believe what the Holy Spirit teaches them. It does not matter if you are a store clerk or a doctor we all have the same need. We all need to walk with the real God as He shows himself through the Father’s heart of love, the Son life, and Holy Spirit’s power.
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