When you complete this lesson, you will…
- Understand what God wants you to do with your brain.
- Purpose in your spirit that you will only reason together with God in the future.
- Expect and see wonderful results from the Spirit leading you to Truth.
- Know at least five biblical ways you can increase in wisdom and knowledge, and use them!
- Remove any blockages that may be preventing you from receiving God’s thoughts.
Before you begin…
This module is all about the role of Holy Spirit in bringing you to Truth. But we are trained from our childhood that we are supposed to use our own minds to figure things out. This chapter will teach you how to submit that wonderful brain God gave you to the guidance of Holy Spirit so that the fusion of the abilities of the two of you will take you farther than you could ever dream of going in your own power. So before you begin, pray from your heart:
Lord, I draw near with a sincere heart, repentant and washed by the blood of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I set aside my thoughts, my reasoning, my theology, my fears and my pride. I relax, cease my own strivings, and tune to your flow within. Holy Spirit, I open my heart and mind to you. I ask that You anoint the eyes of my heart and enlighten my understanding. I ask that You grant me God’s thoughts, God’s pictures, God’s emotions and God’s creativity. Thank you for what you reveal, in Jesus’ name, Amen. (Ps. 46:10; Ps. 62:5; Heb. 10:22; Eph. 1:17,18; Jer. 29:13; Isa. 1:18; Jn. 7:37-39; Acts 2:25)
Assignments for Lesson Five:
u Listen to or watch Teaching Session Five. Take notes to help you capture the points the Spirit especially emphasizes to you.
u Prayerfully complete Chapter Five of the How Do YOU Know? LEARN notebook. Be sure to use two-way journaling so you hear what the Lord wants to say to you.
u Take advantage of the resources and help available in the module forum. Mark Virkler moderates the room and will answer your questions and confirm or adjust your journaling to help you gain confidence in hearing from the Lord.
u Take Quiz Five. This is a good chance to practice what you have learned in this lesson.
Holy Spirit, I quiet myself before You, and I ask that You remind me of the things I have learned. You have promised to bring things to my remembrance. I ask You to do that now. Thank you!
Taking it deeper:
u Prayerfully complete Chapters Ten and Eleven from the section “Foundation Stone #2 – The Role of the Mind in Knowing” in the full text How Do YOU Know?
u Memorize Isaiah 1:18 – “’Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the Lord, ‘Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.’”
