How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part VI

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part VI

Along in our Christian walk we all should have been exposed to some teachings on the Gifts and the Fruit of the Spirit I hope. Well these final posts are going to be very basic information so that we may all have something to work with and some direction.

There are lots of teachings that you can get from most all good Christian book stores or you may prefer the teachings of a specific Pastor or preacher. I am not going to push any particular doctrine or teachings, our purpose here is to release and move in the Giftings. So only some very basic information on the Gifts.

Word Of Wisdom - How to deal with problems.

The Holy Spirit can impart on us the word and thoughts that are need to resolve a dispute or may be something troubling someone we know or love. e.g.:
King Solomon and the disputing mothers and the baby. King Solomon was given the wisdom to defuse the situation and return the baby to its rightful mother.

Jesus faced with the adultery of Mary Magdalene, used the wisdom of the Spirit of God to see the answer for the Pharisee and quite the crowd.

We can have the same wisdom if we are in fact in tune with the Holy Spirit.

Word Of Knowledge - Knowledge about certain situations.

We can be able to have the gift to receive from God revelation of facts and information which is humanly impossible to know. eg:
Samuel knowing the where abouts of Sauls fathers donkey. Ananias given the information to go and meet Paul on the road to Demascus. Revelation given by God through the Holy Spirit.

Information about a persons problem.
As we move out in the giftings, God will reveal some things he wants to move in your life. WE can hinder the flow if we don't respond to the word that is given out.
Two ways it will affect us:
It may mess up the way God wants to fix the problem.
It may mess up a persons faith who gives the word out. So we always need to respond when the calling is upon us and apply Gods word or Gifting.
Some other problems that people face with the Word of Knowledge/Wisdom:
"I stepped out with a word and it didn't work, why?". Well perhaps you were off the mark ask of the Lord again and try again! "The person whom the word was for didn't respond" or "the wrong person responded" In the latter that person may still be in need of the that word but perhaps there is shame or even pride involved. But the word is not void and has found someone in need of it. Perhaps more information is needed, once again inquire in prayer and try again!

Prophecy - Speak a message to individuals / group from God.

1 Corinthians 14:3 (King James Version)

3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

Prophecy is for the building up of Gods people, for brings good tidings the cheering up of individuals even whole groups. For the stirring up of Gods people, to help fan the flames of the heart.
Then there is the ministry of Prophecy of course, which is direct and for the correction of individuals or groups.
1 Corinthians 14:29
29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
1 Corinthians 14:32
32And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
1 Corinthians 14:33
33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1 Corinthians 14:1 (New King James Version)
1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy

Divers of Tongues - Speaking messages from God in different languages.

This gift is for two reasons.
- One is to edify you
- One subject to interpretation edifying a wider group.

Interpretation Of Tongues - Interpreting with God’s help a message in a different language received from God into a language that is understood by an individual or group.

- 1 Corinthians 14:13 (New King James Version)

13 Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

- 1 Corinthians 14:15 (New King James Version)

15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.

Discerning Of Spirit - Ability to see and recognize spirits in various activities.

There are various teachings about discerning of
- Human spirit
- Evil spirit
- Seeing into the spirit realm

There is no need to get into theological argument here. We should just recognise that our roles are to set people free to operate in the gifts. This can be said, the person being ministered to is more interested in being set free regardless of the name of the hindering spirit in operation!

Gift OF Faith - Ability to rise up above what we believe for and to achieve the impossible.

- We are all given a Measure of Faith.
- All things are possible to him who believes.
Now when God wants us to do some things we can't have doubt in our hearts. So what does God do for us he gives us the Gift of Faith. It makes the difference between a little faith and the Faith that is given to do what is required by God.

Gift Of Healing - Enables healing to flow into individuals or groups for their specific needs.

- Not everyone can heal everyone of everything
- Different gifts come into focus in different areas of healing.
- Different ministries will show different strengths in a particular area.

Gift of working Miracles - Self explanatory; operating in the miraculous

- Important to listen to God.
- When you hear God Obey!

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

1 Corinthians 12:8-10 (New King James Version)

8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same[a] Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

REVELATION(Knowing)-
*Word of Wisdom
*Word of Knowledge
*Discerning of Spirit

POWER(Doing)-
*Gift of Faith
*Gifts of Healing
*Gifts of Working of Miracles

INSPIRATION(Vocal/speaking)-
*Gifts of Prophecy
*Divers Kinds of Tongues
*Interpretation of Tongues

FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22-23 (New King James Version)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

A Harvest For God -
*Goodness (God Like)
*Mercy (Meekness)
*Faithfulness

A Harvest for others -
*Love
*Patience (Long Suffering)
*Kindness (Gentleness)

A Harvest for Ourselves -
*Joy
*Peace
*Self Control (Temperance)

I hope you have been as blessed by these posts as I have been writing them. These are all very real and have a place in every Christians work. Please commit to practicing these Gifts and you will see great things of God happen in yours and others lives.
Peace and Blessings until next time.

How To Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part V

How To Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part V

The Greatest problem we have moving in the gifts is fear - Too scared to step out in faith. I ask that the Holy Spirit show us the way to receive the fullness of the Gifts of the Spirit in Jesus’ Holy name. Amen.

Why Scared?
We can often fell inadequate, unworthy of performing acts of healing or prophecy. As I wrote earlier, we can be our own greatest hindrance. Self condemnation is satans greatest tool against the Church as a whole. If the body feels in adequate it is often sick from within.

But when we listen to what the Lord has told us and we close off to what the enemy has, fear goes and you can hear from God more easily.
- You’re not listening to yourself.
- You're not listening to the devil.

When we listen to the Lord, he will point out to us what has to be said or who needs healing or who needs prayer. He will never say it is for us, if we need something he will send someone for us.
Our hearts have to be right before Him. If your heart is right fear cannot prevail; you will hear clearly from God and the ministry will flow.

You can see how the devil has messed us up thinking it is our ministry instead of focusing on the heart of the very thing and that is releasing people from their burdens.
1 Corinthians 12:7 (New King James Version)
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

Fear can come through our lack of understanding!

1 Corinthians 12:31 (New King James Version)
31 But earnestly desire the best[a] gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.


- What is it that we desire? Are we seeking whole heartedly the greater things in God or just the mediocre lesser things? If we desire money riches and fame and forget that our ministry is healing prophecy and apostleship we may well find ourselves cold and empty with no gifts to share or show.

1 Corinthians 13:1-4 (New King James Version)
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

All that we do must be done in Love. God is Love and Love made perfect. The Apostle Paul is very specific that we could be the great preacher the most power healer, Move Mountains with faith. But if we lack Love in what we do then they are empty works.

2 Timothy 1:6-7 (New King James Version)
6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

We must fan the spirit within. Knowing what is the full intent of the Holy Spirit within. With Power, Love and a Sound mind these more excellent ways shall draw out the gift and cast out fear.

So we can see that fear is not a part of our Walk with God. His love will conquer all and is what we need to be able to do His work completely. Next we will go into depths of what are the Gifts of the Spirit.

How To Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part IV

How To Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part IV

We should by now have an understanding of our worth to God. Having learnt that we are "Fearfully and wonderfully made" in the image of the living God, we have been given by him a gift and a purpose. To Glorify His holy name and know Him to make Him known through our very witness. His Holy Spirit dwells within and he will never leave us or forsake us.

Our point of view of ourselves is the driving force behind whether or not we can stand against the guiles of the enemy. Why? Because that is what he will use against us to make us fail our walk with the Lord. So lets continue to look into the great and fantastic gift that we have been given as a completion of Christ work in us.

"I don't fell the anointing"

1 John 2:27 (New King James Version)
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will[a] abide in Him.

People often are mistaken to think that they will walk around on fire and soaked in the anointing all the time. And some may very well do so, but most often not. We see here that we have received the anointing and it abides within, so therefore we must constantly nurture it's tree to see the fruits of it in our life.

1 Samuel 16:14 (New King James Version)

A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul

14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the LORD troubled him.

Saul was anointed by the Lord to rule the people of Israel as a servant of God. Saul however abused his privilege and prayed the ultimate price for disobedience. He did not constantly nurture his gift but rather abused it.

Hebrews 13:5 (New King James Version)
5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”[a]

Be content in the gift that you have been given. If you are unable to speak in tongues right away, pray harder and seek instruction from scripture. This goes for all the gifts of the Spirit, prayer is the key as is the word of God.

Acts 2:4

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:41

41 Then those who gladly[a] received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Acts 3:8 (New King James Version)
8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

Acts 4:29 (New King James Version)
29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

Acts 4:31 (New King James Version)
31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Do not be disheartened and say but such in such can and she always does, but be humble before the Lord and pray for more of Him. Picture the Holy Spirit as a huge Battery Pack with in you. The more you charge that battery by using it correctly, if you however leave it and use it rarely it losses it's charge. Prayer is your charger, go about practicing your gifts with faith. And also once you have gone about using your gift, pray and recharge the battery. Power used in good works...battery needs recharging!!! BE FILLED CONTINUALLY!!!

Q: How do we remain constantly filled?
A: Prayer, Prayer, Prayer.....
1 Corinthians 14:4 (New King James Version)
4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.

Jude 1:20 (New King James Version)

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 5:18 (New King James Version)
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

You see when Jesus said "I will send another" He told us that we would have a councilor and a comforter that would take all our cares to God through Christ Jesus. You see the Holy Spirit knows our inner most needs and desires and can speak to the Lord in the language of Heaven. We are also told to "Worship in Spirit and in Truth". Why? So our needs can be heard on the level that it is perceived in Heaven...in the Spirit. Practice prayer in the tongues for the edification of the body and also for the building up of the Church through interpretations of tongues. Build one another as true servants of the Lord; fellowship is so important to the Body of Christ’s Spiritual growth. You will be amazed at what making these things habits in your life will do!!!!

The Attitude of the Heart.

John 14:12 (New King James Version)

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

Matthew 11:11 (New King James Version)
11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

We need to reconcile to what the word of God is saying here. Our purpose must be to align ourselves with the word of God and his purpose for our lives. We must be open to Him and available to do His work for the better of others and the Glory of Gods name. Our purpose of use of the gifts must be to set others free, whether from sickness, bondage, loneliness, it doesn't matter. We must ask the Lord, who is it that needs this message, healing, prophecy etc.

Luke 4:18

18 “ The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,[a]
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”[a]

The Holy Spirit is not for there to give you ministry; the Holy Spirit is there so that through you people can be released. Once your heart is there, what does God do, He exalts you.
You are here simply as a vessel of the Lord,. You get ready because once you perceive this in your Spirit, once you get this good and sure, the Holy Spirit will want to minister through you. So Pray This “Lord Take My Hands, My Mouth, My Feet Use Me As A Person That Can Minister To People Here”. Amen...Praise God.
Be prepared because God will get you ready to Work and walk in the Gifts and the Fruits of the Spirit...Practice, Practice, and Practice.

In conclusion here we will next go into more about hindrances and how to avoid and get them out of your mindset altogether. Peace and blessings.

All Reference from Holy Spirit Workshop. Pastor David Gela. David Gela Ministries Inc.

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part III

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part III

We finished up in part II coming into the understanding of our worth to the Almighty. How he views us and how we should view ourselves.

Let us discuss then how we are to come about this view and what it is as Christians and servants of the Living God we can do. All things from the Holy Spirit will always align with scripture and will be made clear by the Holy Spirit, so I ask that the Holy Spirit clear the way for our continuing journey into this magnificent way of life we seek. Amen.

How do we co-operate with the Holy Spirit?

(Rom 12:2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

(Jos 1:9) Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

We must not conform to the views that the world tries to push on the church today. We as individuals must test everything with the mindset of God, I am not saying that we can understand or fully comprehend what Gods mind is and what his perfect thought is. But we certainly have the perfect Guide in the Spirit inspired word of God that is given to us as a road map. Also the world would have us all live in fear. How many times a day do we hear the doom and gloom of the anxieties of this present time and place? We as Gods people must hold strong to the fact that when Jesus set us free from captivity, it was eternal and that means right now as much as our future in the Kingdom of God, when Jesus returns.
So therefore we have to remember constantly that "If our God is for us who can be against us". Praise His Holy Name...Glory.

Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint

What are some of the Hindrances that can distract us from our Walk and our Work?

We often get caught up in ourselves and can't find time for this that and the other and unfortunately it is often our walk with God that is put on the back burner, just for a little while. Then before we know it has been a couple of days since we last spent time with Him. The enemy uses this to bring condemnation against us, and then our mind runs off in all sorts of terrible thoughts of what God thinks of us. We can often be the best weapon to derail our own walk with self condemnation. But always remember that we have an advocate that takes our repentance straight to the Father.
Condemnation may come from many different channels as well, but mostly people are oppressed by their own sense of inability to live up to what God requires of them. On the surface, they believe that "God is no respecter of persons" but deep down they are saying "it's alright for God to use the apostles and others but not me.

We see here that the Prophet Isaiah had the very thing that we take for granted in our walk for us to gain intimacy with our Lord and Saviour. Spending time in prayer and in the word of God, but also taking our time to hear from the Holy Spirit. It is so important to obtaining the fullness of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit. We are promised strength beyond that what we can comprehend.

Lets deal with the question of condemnation this way.

(1Co 12:8) For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

(1Co 12:9) To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

(1Co 12:10) To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

(1Co 12:11) But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

(1Co 12:12) For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

We are all important to the service of the Spirit of God. We all have our place in the Ministering of the Holy Spirit. We must seek what the Holy Spirit has for us, what part of the body of Christ we take responsibility to operate in. When we practise the fruits of the Spirit we show Jesus in our lives, but also show ourselves our part of the Body of Christ.

Always remember to seek forgiveness for your sin, and most important that once you have repented you receive the Grace of God which is given freely. That is the purpose that Jesus gave his life as a perfect sacrifice, so we could receive perfect forgiveness fully paid for at Calvary. Let the Holy Spirit minister that forgiveness within. Seek to be doing God’s will and practising the fruits of the Spirit are the ideal way to do so.

Let's look at the Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit:

Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

There are two processes at work here.

1) He gives and we receive and He works through us to minister to others(the Gifting of the Spirit)
2) The other, He works in you, a much slower process where we're working out our salvation and we're getting more like Him by His righteousness and so on ( the Fruits of the Spirit ).
Please don't get them mixed up. One is for service of others (the Gifts) the other is like a rehaul of the spiritual engine, taking time, a becoming Christ like experience ( the Fruits of the Spirit ).

Once these Gifts and Fruits are given they are never withdrawn from us, (consider Romans 11:29) but they do need constant regulation. Condemnation will stop you from stepping out in the gifts of the Spirit. Constant communication with God and time spent in his presence, will recharge the "Level of Anointing", so to go about the Work of the Holy Spirit for Gods Glory.

Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Here we see that you do not have to be perfect to use the Gifts of the Spirit. These thought that prophecy and works of healing were enough to get them into Heaven. If lawless men can use them, how much more easily for you and I that desire to do the will of God?
By no means is this encouragement to go about sinning because the Gifts can still be used, but to say that the Gifts are exactly that, gifts given and never taken back.(Romans 11:29)
Don't be too hard on yourself. Self Condemnation is a tool of the devil to stop you ministering in the Gifts. Remember, God forgives and forgets.
Whenever you step out in ministry, examine yourself and seek forgiveness. Then when condemnation comes tell the devil the Word: I'm forgiven and cleansed. Get out of my way.

That concludes Part III, we will pick up next talking about "Feeling the Anointing". What it means and what we can do to connect with it.

All Reference from Holy Spirit Workshop. Pastor David Gela. David Gela Ministries Inc.

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part II

How To Walk And Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part II

We will pick up form were we left off in Part I of How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part I.

We were just touching on the levels of anointing and I hope we can get some revelation as how to get these gifts and how to use them to the Glory of God. I ask that the Holy Spirit be with us as we go along this excellent journey. Amen. Glory to God.

1Co 12:4 But there are distinctions of gifts, but the same Spirit;
1Co 12:5 and there are distinctions of services, and the same Lord;
1Co 12:6 and there are distinctions of operations, but the same God who operates all things in all.
1Co 12:7 But to each the manifestation of the Spirit is given for profit.

Eph 4:10 He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;
Eph 4:11 and *he* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
Eph 4:12 for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to the work of the ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;

We are given levels of anointing so that the works of that anointing can be used for the purpose it is given to us. Can we ask for these Gifts?

How Do We Get These Gifts?

Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Mat 7:8 For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

1Ti 4:14 Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.
1Ti 4:15 Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

We can ask for these gifts through prayer and meditation, also they can be given through the laying on of hands from the elders of the church.

But with these gifts come a price, they must be used for the purpose that they were given. The Holy Spirit will direct us how and when these gifts are to be used. We must be listening to the Holy Spirit for direction and be prepared to act on that direction. God selects us to have these gifts and should be treated as gifts, treasured, savored and kept as jewels for our treasury.

"GOD SELECTED YOU"

"You Are Important To God"!!!

The Heart Of The Holy Spirit

Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,
Luk 4:19 to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

1Jn 3:8 He that practices sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
1Jn 3:9 Whoever has been begotten of God does not practice sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
1Jn 3:10 In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.

When Jesus came he did something for us that was so profound that it changed the way we should look at ourselves. Because he has given the Holy Spirit to us we are no longer the creature of sin that we once were. While we walked in sin and thus separated from God we were not covered by His righteousness. Because we are new creations we are cover by His righteousness and now walk not as practicers of sin but of his righteousness. We should not mistake this as our own righteousness because that would lead to our separation from God once again. It is written” Our Righteousness is but dirty rags”, the Holy Spirit and the blood of Jesus Christ has left us clean. Why would he do this for us, because He desires for us to be with Him and The Father. Amen.

Sign To Mankind God Is Real.

1Co 2:4 and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
1Co 2:5 that your faith might not stand in men's wisdom, but in God's power.
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes on me, the works which I do shall he do also, and he shall do greater than these, because I go to the Father.
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Joh 14:16 And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
Joh 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.

Jesus has given to us an intercessor, a guide, a councilor, an advocate, a strengthener.

1 Corinthians 6:19 (King James Version)

19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

We are a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit, Gods presence abides in us all regardless of our outward appearance. The Holy Spirit mindset allows us freedom of the World View of ourselves. It is that point of view that we have of ourselves that can often distract us from walking in our ordained place with God. We must view ourselves as God views us, Fearfully and Wonderfully made, Glory to God. This is how we can find out who we are, we have inside of us a tree that seeks to be nurtured and that has great fruit to be shown. This is the fruit of the Spirit, nurtured with the confidence that we can have in Christ Jesus, is powerful to change all things great and small.

2 Corinthians 6:16 (King James Version)

16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Romans 12:1-2 (King James Version)

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

What is the Holy Spirit telling us here? Simply put, we are a part of the Living Gods Holy plan. He has made us Holy by abiding in us. His desire is for us to abide in Him. That all that we do we do in Him. Seeking always what is his will and not listening to the view of the world which is bent and distorted from the view that God has of us (This is the same view we must have of ourselves). We can get so much condemnation from the world, but more on that later. Just know you are a prize possession of an infinite God that holds all creation in his hand...Glory.

Matthew 12:1-11 (King James Version)

1At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.

2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day.

3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

8For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.

9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

10And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

God wants to work as a corporate with us. We have work to do in his authority, not against his authority. In this obedience we can place Jesus into our cycle of life. Implement Gods daily and He will truly be our helper. Practice makes perfect, with daily practice God will help us move those things in our lives that are obstacles to our walk with Him and His work in us. Practice, practice, practice, and you will see the fruit grow on your spiritual tree.

That concludes part II, in part three we will touch on some of the obstacles and what to do to move those obstacles successfully.

All Reference from Holy Spirit Workshop. Pastor David Gela. David Gela Ministries Inc.

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part I

How to Walk and Work in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Part I

You see God has never really ever want us to wonder what we are doing here, it was and still is His very real desire that we know fully who we are and why we are! How do we find this out, well it takes a certain amount of commitment to finding the way to start with. The Holy Spirit has been given to us for this very reason, to help us find our way. So that through knowing the Holy Spirit within, we can work out what is supposed to be going on around us and in our lives. I don't claim to be a Great mind of the Theology or a great scholar, but I do know God wants me to write these notes down and share them with as many people as possible. So here we go, may the Holy Spirit be with us all on this journey we are about partake in. Praise God. Amen.

Understanding the Anointing.
Exodus 30:25 (New King James Version)
25 And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

Exodus 30:30 (New King James Version)
30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

We have to understand what is our anointing and what is the anointing. How we are anointed and why. Anointing means to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. So when we had been anointed by God we are in fact being made Holy to him. With that said there is somethiong in that for us to take on bord. Not only has he said that we are forgiven our sins, God has also said except me and you are made Holy by Me. That is a fantastic promise and I certainly am over joyed at the thought of that.

1 Kings 1:39 (New King James Version)
39 Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!"

1 Samuel 16:13 (New King James Version)
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

The anointing is the bringing of the Holy Spirit upon us. Gods word is the cleansing/washing of of our mind sets, a setting free of all the junk and rubbish the word wants to dump on us about ourselves. It changes our perception of ourselves to Gods world view and His view of us. But it still only allows the presence of the Holy Spirit within us there is work that has to be done for the Holy Spirit to realise his fullness upon us. We must be careful to perceive and discern between the presences and the power of the Holy Spirit. We want to know how to use the power of the Holy Spirit to drive our walk in God.

Acts 10:38 (New King James Version)
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Gods Anointing is directly from Him to do His great work at the time it is called for. We must listen to the Spirit within and find when we are to use the anointing and to what purpose. This is only possible in one way and one way only, and that is to be in constant communication with the Lord in prayer. A daily dose so to speak of the Holy Spirit to keep us in tune with what God is saying to us through His Holy Spirit.

What is the Anointing for?
John 14:12 (New King James Version)
12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
1 John 2:20 (New King James Version)
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.[a]
Revelation 1:6 (New King James Version)
6 and has made us kings[a] and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

The anointing is to help us complete what is our commission, to drive us by the spirit with in. And also that we may realize the fullness of what we are to God....his Priestly Kings made to minister to His God and Father. This is why Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, so that we wouldn't be left without the knowledge and power to complete Gods will for us. Glory!!!

1 Peter 2:9 (New King James Version)
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Matthew 11:11 (New King James Version)
11 "Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

This is how God sees us in His eyes. How special we are to Him who loves us. Separated from the darkness of this very present world. Brought out by the Love and Blood of His Son Christ Jesus. We have been excepted as the joint heirs to the Kingdom of God and we shou8ld always remember that He buoght us at the highest price.

1 Samuel 9:16 (New King James Version)
16 "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."
1 Samuel 16:6-7 (New King James Version)
6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before Him!"
7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees;[a] for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

God sees us and He anoints us, He doesn't look at our stature or our worldly appearance, He sees the person within and recognizes those that are his anointed by there hearts. This is also a firm reason for constant communion with the Lord. In our prayer we can condition our hearts to show His love and therefore He in us and us in Him. Because God is love and He gives it freely to us, we have to want to have it fully.

Anointing Power!
Mark 16:15 (New King James Version)
15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

The preaching of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is one of, if not the greatest Gift given us by the Holy Spirit. We can not preach with power and conviction unless we do it with the Holy Spirit Power. And it is not that every one of us will stand at a pulpit and speak to great congregations, but those that we have personal influence over in our everyday lives. They are the ones the Lord wants us to reach just as much as the greater population. It is a simple word of love planted in someones heart that may very well be the word that brings them out of something that had them bound up inside. This is why when wwe pray we must ask for His wisdom and knowledge, by this God can give us the information needed to set His people free.

This is the conclusion to Part 1. Part 2 will continue where we have left off here, speaking of the anointing Power and will carry on further into the levels of that Power.

Richard Kawane is a Born Again Christian who loves Jesus. Serves the Lord God Almighty. Hungry to please God and help his fellows in the here and now get to the here after, into eternal life.

All Reference from Holy Spirit Workshop. Pastor David Gela. David Gela Ministries Inc.