Tag Archives: Spiritual growth

What are we learning?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Mel Wild

A soul that’s not self-reflective is a superficial and impoverished soul. It has no knowledge of its own shortcomings. Its focus is more often on the shortcomings of others. It has no governing capability to mitigate against its own hypocritical … Continue reading →

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The heart and the veil

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Mel Wild

I’ve shared many times before that our heart is the gate keeper to all revelation from God. Spiritual truth is heart language, not head language. When our heart is open, we grow in understanding and are able to walk in … Continue reading →

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Free will, freedom, and our union with Christ

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Mel Wild

If we don’t have free will to choose we cannot live in freedom, which is what Jesus came to give us (see Gal.5:1). Freedom requires two things. First, it requires having response-ability. By definition, you cannot be free if you … Continue reading →

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Unlocking the prison of unbelief

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Mel Wild

Our hearts come locked, stuck in some form of unbelief. As I’ve said many times before,  this is because our default is to only perceive the “fishbowl” we’ve been swimming in. So, God must reveal mysteries previously hidden to us … Continue reading →

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Being Thankful leads to our Transformation

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Mel Wild

Thankfulness is a virtue that transforms our lives and helps us walk in all the fullness that God has intended for us. It’s a very effective way to walk in the light as He is in the light (1 John … Continue reading →

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A hidden key to living the overcoming life

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Mel Wild

One way we learn how to live the overcoming life is through trials and problems. It’s also probably one of the most misinterpreted and least liked ways of growing as a believer, but it’s one of the most effective ways. … Continue reading →

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The skinny on indoctrination

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Mel Wild

Indoctrination is the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Indoctrination is being taught what to think, whereas critical thinking is being taught how to think. It is my contention that our society, … Continue reading →

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Encountering Jesus changes everything

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Mel Wild

I don’t believe you can have an encounter with Jesus and not be fundamentally changed—without becoming more loving, gracious, patient, kind, self-giving, understanding, faithful…. On the other hand, when people tell me they know Christ but remain ungracious, hateful, unforgiving, … Continue reading →

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Going beyond our fishbowl

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Mel Wild

I’ve been working on writing a new book and thinking a lot about our paradigms lately. Paradigms are funny things. We all have one and they color how we understand everything. How we interpret life…each other…God. It’s the fishbowl we’ve … Continue reading →

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Upgrade and road construction

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Mel Wild

I have to go through road construction in order get to my church office (yes, we have two seasons here: winter and road construction!) The road project is almost done now, but I think God was trying to show me something through … Continue reading →

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