How to Maintain a Lifetime of Spiritual Fire

How to Maintain a Lifetime of Spiritual Fire
by Sherry Tucker


1) LOVE GOD!

Duet.6:1-9__ v5) “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”
Keep His commandments__ v2)”…all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.”

Paul defines God’s Love/Agapa in 1 Corn.13:4-13. but, all too often we overlook 14:1 “Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.”

Study the books of John and 1 John to KNOW GOD for GOD IS LOVE! 1John 4:8


2) BELIEVE AND RECEIVE GOD’S SPIRIT!

Accept the indwelling Holy Spirit with your whole heart. Listen to His instructions and OBEY Him with blind Trust. Become ONE with Him to fulfill your purpose and destiny.

“TRUST AND OBEY FOR THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO BE HAPPY IN JESUS, THAN TO TRUST AND OBEY!”

3) STUDY GOD’S WORD!

Know both the written and spoken Words of God; Logos and Rhema

Seek to GET UNDERSTANDING! For the Lord told me you can have All Knowledge and All Wisdom, but without understanding of the purpose and timing for use, it is as nothing!

Know God’s voice and obey Him. It’s not hard, for most of the time it is His voice that puts the thoughts and ideas within our minds that are a benefit to ourselves and others. But be aware the enemy
can plant thoughts within also, but when you access them they will be negative, painful or hurtful ones, you should dismiss by and in the Name of Jesus Christ to cease!


4) BE DISAPLINED AND DELIBERATE IN ALL YOU DO AND SAY!

“Words mean things, so say what you mean!” was a favorite saying of my husband. He knew that life and death is in the tongue, especially in warfare! You are either blessing or cursing with your words. Think before you speak! For with the power of the Spirit is dwelling with you and your words carry God’s creative force! You speak with the tongue of Jesus Christ resurrected in and through you, to complete His work upon the earth!

1 Sam.15:22 declares that ‘Obedience is better than sacrifice!’ unto God.

The scriptures state that our words and actions reveal our true heart. And sometimes our actions may speak louder than our words.


5) PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! 1Thes.5:17

Prayer is communion and conversation with God. Involve Him in every aspect of your life. If you have questions, He is the only source of perfect answers! If you need wisdom, study the Proverbs for you will discover that the attribute of Wisdom and the Spirit are one and the same just as He revealed it to me! God Knows All, Sees All and is in All! He put Himself in your DNA.

It is in prayer that you can share the enemy’s attacks with God. He already knows about it, but he desires our telling Him and asking for His help. He loves to help His children and our asking gives Him the right to intercede on our behalf, upon the earth. At our asking, He releases Heavens might and provisions to defeat our enemy for us as he declares “the battles are His!” and we are to stand firm in Faith with Trust that He will perform His promises. But if we worry, fret or have concern, we have interfered with God having complete control of the battle; so leave your requests and needs at His Throne and ‘Wait; Rest with peaceful patience, as He provides in perfect time.’

6) PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HE DOES!

At all times gives thanks and Praise for what He has done, what He is doing and All that He shall do for you, your loved ones, friends and all mankind’s benefit.


7) WORSHIP AND ADORE GOD FOR WHO HE IS!

John 4:23-24; “But the hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Worship with all your heart, mind body and spirit. You should sing, shout, be silent, be joyful or soulful, dance, clap, jump, walk, run, kneel, or fall prostrate before Him as the Holy Spirit leads you. In all your ways, let it be wholly unto Christ, our Lord of lords and King of kings as an expression of your all consuming love for Him!


8) SERVE OTHERS AS THOUGH YOU ARE SERVING CHRIST!

Remember that Christ is in all of us or He is drawing the lost, uninformed, the doubting and the wounded to Himself through your inter action within your sphere of influence.

Christ is our example, for He came first, as a Servant to serve our needs and express The Godhead’s unfailing and unmerited Love of merciful grace and forgiveness, that should we choose to follow Him we could have an intimate relationship with them for all Eternity!

It is my belief that when God’s Kingdom dwells for time and all time, these are the very things that we will forever be doing; Love; Trust; Obey; Know God’s Word and Voice; Converse and Commune to Serve Others needs, whenever we are not fully engaged in a heavenly Praise and Worship Service.

SO YOU MAY AS WELL START PRACTICING IN THE PRESENT!