"We must never allow anything to interfere with the consecration of our spiritual power. Consecration (being dedicated to God’s service) is our part; sanctification (being set apart from sin and being made holy) is God’s part. We must make a deliberate determination to be interested only in what God is interested. The way to make that determination, when faced with a perplexing problem, is to ask yourself, “Is this the kind of thing in which Jesus Christ is interested, or is it something in which the spirit that is diametrically opposed to Jesus is interested?”"
Nothing can "interfere" with our spiritual power:
"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
"Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:37-39)
Nothing can separate us from God, nothing, for we are now one with Him (John 17:21), hidden in Christ (cf Colossians 3:3)
Then what is the problem?
Pastor Andrew Wommack has provided an excellent teaching about "staying filled" with the fullness of God.
Drawing from the first chapter of Romans (v21), a believer who does the following things will never fail to remain aware of the fullness of the Holy Spirit in His life:
1. Never cease to glorify, or magnify the Lord
2. Be thankful for who He is, what He has done, and where He is still working -- in you!
3. Fill your mind with His power, promises, and purposes -- all in His word
4. Live with a pure heart, undefiled in the knowledge that there is no condemnation against you in Christ Jesus.
Living out these simple steps will forever flow the faithful power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Through these simple acts of faithfulness, we will be "interested only in what God is interested".
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