Jesus' friends will draw close to His chest to hear His very heart beat. The lifestyle of the believer that is marked with an intimate life with Christ is available to you. Jesus is looking for new recruits who will hear the passionate sound of His love beating through their beings. Do you want to lean your ear His way?

Due to circumstances and worldly interaction we develop hiding places behind defensive mindsets that block us from the revelatory voice of God. Obstructions to fellowship and intimacy with the Lover of our souls effectively shield us from the freedom in Christ that the scriptures promise us.

These obstructions consist of barriers we hide behind which are:

GUILT IS A PHANTOM

In order to walk IN THE God kind of faith (Galatians 2:20) you need to understand your Christ identity. You must understand that all your sins have been forgiven -- past, present, and future -- you are never out of right standing with God. There is never any guilt, shame, or condemnation (Romans 8:1,2) to keep you from moving forward in bearing fruit that remains for God's advancing Kingdom through your Christ calling and moving the Great Commission forward. You are one with Christ (John 17:21) -- lay hands on the sick and expect them to recover -- believe for your miracle NOW!

THE ONLOOKER'S BENCH OF FEAR

But if we allow ourselves to be held back by the fear of rejection or the fear of authority or the opinions of others, eventually we will become people-pleasers, strangled by the anticipation of their opinions. These are guideposts that tell us that we do not fully understand our Christ identity. If we do not understand our Christ identity then we will never be able to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom and fulfill our calling in Christ.

THE STRONGHOLD OF IMPOSED LIMITATIONS

A spiritual stronghold is a mindset impregnated with hopelessness that causes us to accept as unchangeable situations that we know are FULLY CHANGEABLE because of the dominion we possess over anything and everything that does not line up with Heaven.

TIME ALONE WITH JESUS

Jesus longs to hold each one of us in a personal face-to-face encounter. When affirm and meditate on our oneness with Christ, we are enabled into the reality that we are His hands reaching out to a hurting world. Face-to-face is a place where we are enabled to trust God fully and to rely completely as we go throughout the day on meditating on His love flowing through our heart into the lives of others. Time alone with Christ enables us to surrender in adoration to God's purpose for our life. Affirming and meditating on the scriptures that explain our Christ identity prepares us for the world changing adventure Jesus promised us in our Christ calling.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY