Tag Archives: Spiritual maturity

Dining with Jesus

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Mel Wild

We’ve been looking at Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. In my post, “The Seventh Husband,” we saw that this woman’s “five husbands” symbolize our trying to find life and fulfillment through our five senses, but they cannot … Continue reading →

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Why we must be led into a lonely place

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Mel Wild

We’ve heard much about what God might be trying to show us during this pandemic. We have all felt the isolation and separation, the frustration from our inability to gather like we used to. Some have lost their jobs, even … Continue reading →

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Those who oppose their own souls

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Mel Wild

A funny thing about human beings. We will only hear what our heart is open to hearing. A closed heart can make you believe and do very foolish and harmful things. This is what the religious spirit and the political … Continue reading →

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The (real) antidote to deception

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Mel Wild

I’ve said many times now, one of the reasons we need to train our souls for rest is because if we don’t, we end up running on the hamster wheel of trying to attain things we’ve already been given as … Continue reading →

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The source code of heaven is Love

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Mel Wild

When we pull back the veil, we find that everything in heaven operates, at its most fundamental level, on God’s other-centered, self-giving love. This is important because living from heaven allows backward-compatibility, like the latest software upgrade. What I mean … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the three realms

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Mel Wild

There are at least three realms of reality talked about in Scripture. I will borrow some of the explanation of these realms from Chris Blackeby because I find it helpful for us in learning how to train our souls to … Continue reading →

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How we’re meant to overcome

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Mel Wild

Why do you think Jesus could endure such a great temptation in the Garden of Gethsemane, even to the point of sweating drops of blood? (Luke 22:44) Was it because He was superhuman; He had some ability we don’t possess? … Continue reading →

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Walking in practical Kingdom realities

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Mel Wild

I’ve shared before that God’s righteousness is not defined by rule-keeping but by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. He defines what righteous living looks like, not the religious nut-jobs thumping people over the head with their Bibles. And … Continue reading →

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Spiritual revelation is given to children

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Mel Wild

The paradoxical truth about mature spirituality is that we must become childlike. Actually, nothing is revealed to us about true heavenly realities until we do. I’m not talking about being childish or staying gullibly ignorant, but having the disposition that … Continue reading →

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How do we relate to the Ten Commandments?

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Mel Wild

My wife and I saw this meme on a billboard while we were traveling yesterday and it got us to talking about how we, as followers of Christ, relate to the Ten Commandments. This particular meme was originally push-back to … Continue reading →

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