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1 Corinthians 2:14-18 (New Century Version) A person who does not have the Spirit does not accept the truths that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks they are foolish and cannot understand them, because they can only be judged to be true by the Spirit.

The spiritual person is able to judge all things, but no one can judge him. The Scripture says: “Who has known the mind of the Lord?

Who has been able to teach him?”

But we have the mind of Christ.

These verses of scriptures teach cogent truth that holds the key to supernatural and victorious living. Firstly, the leadings of the spirit are incomprehensible and foolish to those without the spirit. Secondly, the spiritual person is one who has an ability to discern the leading of the spirit. Thirdly, we believers have the mind of Christ, and hence are equipped to receive the leading of the spirit.

It is accepting and acting on the leading of the spirit that, not only holds the key to victorious living, but also I believe, the secret to the supernatural wealth transfer that the Lord by His spirit has been prophesying to the church in the last few years. “The power to get wealth” in Deuteronomy 8:18 is primarily a supernatural endowment or enhancement of the mental faculties to operate at levels beyond one’s natural skills, talents and abilities; and

it comes via divine revelation. I have not only read these scriptures, but found it to be true in my life and most recently in experience of publishing my first book-Footprints of Giants, from which contents of this article have been adapted.

Grasping this concept and acting on it would enrich your life in no small measure. The power of an idea, concept, business plan, or marketing strategy revealed by the spirit of God to your human spirit and translated to your human mind for your body to action, cannot be underestimated in transforming your situation.

It takes just a word revealed (rhema), believed and acted on to move you from where you are now to where you wish and ought to be.

It is my firm conviction based on scriptural insight that, the edge that believers are beginning to demonstrate and would progressively do, over non- believers in all spheres of life, prominent among which is the market place; is by divine revelation of concepts, ideas and strategies that outwit traditional wisdom. Wisdom in Proverbs 8:18 boasts that “Riches and honour are with me, enduring riches and righteousness”. However, 1 Corinthians 1:30 reveals who “Wisdom” is when it says-“But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who became for us “Wisdom” from God”.

Christ is the wisdom of God, and the great news to shout on the rooftop about is, “We

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have the mind of Christ”!

Yes, we have the mind of Christ, but it would only work for us if we learn how to tune in to and obtain direction from His spirit.

Before going ahead to share with you personal experiences of victory by the revelation, let’s first find out from scriptures how to access the mind of Christ via His Spirit.

Be Status Conscious Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. (New king James) John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Believers must recognise we are sons and so have access to divine direction by the Holy Spirit.

Expect to be led by His Spirit because you are a son and it is the privilege of sons to be led. The fact that we have the mind of Christ means we possess the antenna through which the Holy Spirit can transmit messages to our human spirits. We however need to tune and train

those antennae ( human spirit) to receive from the transmitting station (Holy Spirit). Stop confessing being clueless or without solution, because you can access the direction you need if you care to.

Be a Seeker Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart”.

Everyone who is an ardent, relentless seeker of God for divine insight into their affairs is guaranteed divine leading. I am not ashamed to admit that it is my usual practise to seek God in my heart for the leading of His spirit in the cross road moments in my clinical practise and academic pursuits. I recount once, being confronted with a work-based management project for which I was not naturally inclined or suited. Even, choosing the topic of the project was a challenge as management essays are not a natural area of strength, being a clinician.

However, upon seeking God, He by His Spirit not only gave me a topic, but also a strategy to write my project, such that I came out tops in a class comprising of seasoned managers who had a daily working knowledge of what the project required. The tutor later commented in writing, that over the entire period of several years teaching the course, my essay was one of the

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most outstanding she had ever assessed.

May I ask you dear reader, “how desperate are you to hear from God about your ministry, church, marriage, calling or business?”.

“The decisive test for desire is the price the bearer is willing to pay in exchange for it’s accomplishment” . (Footprints of Giants 2009 ).

If indeed you acknowledge that the divine idea from the Holy Spirit holds the key to your break through, may I challenge you to demonstrate it, by seeking Him until you are convinced beyond all doubts that He has spoken to you? What you need to do with the word or idea laid on your heart is subject for part2 of this article, but meanwhile let us deal with the issue of obtaining direction first.

What doeS Seeking god entail?

Be a Worshiper Acts 13:2 “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them”.

The secret to learning to discern the leading of the spirit is revealed in this verse as spending time in his presence in worship (ministry to the Lord), prayer and sometimes with fasting.

break-through in human endeavours. But only the word that is read, known or listened to can be quickened (made alive) by the Holy Spirit to give directions in the affairs of life.

Be a Peace keeper Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Living in offence against another whether, a believer or not, is one of the surest ways to seal the heavens and prevent the liberating word of God from coming to a man. Allow me to share with you a profound truth-if you wish to live in a ceaseless stream of divine life- changing revelations flee from strife, jealousy, envy, pride and all vices that gender offence. The way I see it is this, I would rather be the “fool” , who risked his human reputation by making peace whether I am in the right or wrong, than risk having a closed heavens over my life and endure the fruitless struggle that plagues a life without divine direction. God reserves His secrets to those who demonstrate their fear of Him by walking in love and abstaining from offence.

In the latter part of this article I shall be gleaning from my personal experience and testimony of what to do with a divinely revealed idea; and how acting on one transformed my life and ministry.

Be diligent in the Word Psalm 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The read, inspired, preached or recounted words of scriptures remains a profound avenue by which God reveals divine secrets to phenomenal

dr. t. ayodele ajayi is a Psychiatrist and an Associate Pastor with New Covenant Church. His recently released maiden book“Footprints of Giants” has been embraced and acclaimed as practical, motivationalinspirational and life-changing, both within and outside the church.

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