6 Ways to Walk in the Spirit

6 Ways to Walk in the Spirit

6 Ways to Walk in the Spirit

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Believe All Things Are Yours

The minute you step out of the old life and come into the new life, you literally begin to walk in a world that has no limits. While the flesh operates under strict boundaries, the spirit knows no bounds because limitation is a construct of the old life alone. The moment you are saved, those boundaries disappear completely. Grasping this profound truth in your heart and spirit is essential, especially since human beings are so deeply accustomed to limited strength, limited knowledge, and everyday scarcity.

POINT

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Breaking Mental Barriers: Everything is fundamentally limited when viewed solely through the lens of the human mind. The word of God instructs believers never to think about life the same way again.

POINT

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Canceling the Past: The way you used to perceive your existence must be entirely canceled. You must view life brand new because the Scripture declares an infinite spiritual inheritance.

POINT

C

Walking in Christ: Everything that Jesus walks in, you walk in. Your life from this point forward carries no past reference point.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Action Step

Cancel every mental habit of referencing your past failures or old limitations in conversation.

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Total Obedience Unto God

True spiritual walk begins with total, unwavering obedience to God. You must actively live out the reality of the new creation. Unbelief depends heavily on changing physical feelings, whereas authentic faith depends entirely on the unchanging promise of God. It is the promise of God that believers must live for, live in, walk in, and look toward.

  • Shifting Focus from Crisis: When Israel stood trapped at the Red Sea with the Egyptian army pressing behind them and the impassable sea before them, Moses looked past the visible crisis. He looked directly at God.

  • The Danger of Fear: When you see God, you see neither a painful past nor an uncertain future; you see solely His promise. Israel looked at the Egyptians and the sea and concluded they were dead. Death spiritually occurs when fear takes absolute control of the human mind.

Biblical Context [Exodus 14:13 (NKJV)]

The historical narrative of the Red Sea crossing illustrates the profound transition from slave mentality to faith-based sonship. In Hebrew thought, deliverance is not merely an escape from physical bondage, but an absolute entry into a new covenant domain where human impossibility meets divine omnipotence.

To cultivate this level of unwavering trust when facing insurmountable odds, read our guide on how to take a step of faith to align your daily walk with His supernatural standard.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Action Step

  1. Identify any area of life where fear of the future or anxiety over daily responsibilities dictates your choices.

  2. Deliberately stop pondering stressful scenarios regarding your family, finances, or career, and surrender them completely to God.

  3. Fix your gaze daily on His written promises rather than circulating external conflicts.

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Walk by Faith

To human logic and raw emotion, divine instructions often appear completely irrational. When God commands His people to move forward in the face of insurmountable barriers, natural reasoning dictates that stepping ahead means destruction. Yet those anchored in the new life understand that divine reality overrides physical circumstance.

POINT

A

Surpassing Human Logic: The old man within whispers that moving forward brings ruin and going backward brings death. However, God declares that neither defeat awaits you because your past and future are completely secured in Him.

POINT

B

Detaching Feelings: Moses did not look at the ocean or the military chariots; he locked his focus on the presence of Almighty God. His feelings were entirely detached at that critical moment.

POINT

C

Embracing the Realm of the Spirit: By stepping into the promise, Moses allowed his mind to take a backseat to divine reality, recognizing that the threatening army and water did not dictate his ultimate outcome.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Action Step

  1. Take a step of faith in an area where your current circumstances look impossible.

  2. Refuse to let fear-based logic or emotional panic stop your spiritual progress.

  3. Declare aloud that your obstacles do not define your reality—God’s presence does.

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Fix Your Gaze on the Promise

The account of the twelve spies sent into Canaan reveals how drastically different outcomes emerge depending on where a person places their focus. While ten spies returned focused entirely on the formidable physical obstacles, Joshua and Caleb looked past the physical landscape to behold the Lord of the covenant.

  • Seeing Beyond Giants: The negative spies never mentioned God a single time in their report. They obsessed exclusively over walled cities, Anakite giants, and their own perceived inadequacy.

  • A Different Vision: Caleb possessed an entirely different vision because God was infinitely more real to him than the land, the fruit, or the giants.

  • Conqueror Identity: While others viewed themselves as defenseless grasshoppers, Caleb viewed himself as an overcomer because his eyes were fixed on an almighty God.

Biblical Context [Numbers 13:30 (NKJV)]

The Hebrew word used when Caleb urged the people to “go up at once” (alah) carries the weight of spiritual ascent. Dwelling on giants keeps the human perspective earthly, whereas fixing one’s gaze on God elevates the believer into heavenly places of absolute authority.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Action Step

  1. Examine the current “giants” or major difficulties in your life and evaluate whether you are measuring them against your strength or God’s greatness.

  2. Refuse to magnify your daily struggles above the magnitude of your Creator.

  3. Speak faith-filled words regarding your mountains rather than complaining about their size.

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Do Not Look at What the Devil Is Showing You

Living out of the old life guarantees that you will constantly perceive reality through the deceptive lens of what the enemy projects. The way you see yourself during trials often mirrors the distorted image the devil attempts to impose upon you. Believers must consciously reject natural sight and embrace their true spiritual identity.

  • Embracing Your New Identity: You must actively declare over your life that you are a brand-new creation, the righteousness of God in Christ, fully chosen, deeply loved, and thoroughly equipped with divine wisdom.

  • Rejecting Phantom Realities: Stop looking at what your temporary physical eyes report because natural circumstances are subject to change. As supernatural beings, believers view life through the lens of God’s covenant.

  • The Lesson of Peter: When Peter walked on water, his eyes remained locked on Jesus. He only began to sink the moment he shifted his attention to the raging wind and surrounding negativity.

To recognize and dismantle the subtle deceptions the enemy uses to distract your focus, read our insights on spiritual warfare strategies to protect your mind from fear.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Action Step

  1. Guard your eyes and ears against media, negative reports, and self-defeating thoughts that amplify fear.

  2. Consciously affirm your righteous standing in Christ whenever feelings of inadequacy or defeat try to surface.

  3. Keep your spiritual eyes fixed firmly on Jesus through every storm.

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Declare the Lord Instead of Your Troubles

When intense pressure mounts, human nature naturally defaults to complaint and panic. However, mature spiritual maturity responds by magnifying the Lord far above any troubling circumstance. Choosing persistent joy and praise in the face of adversity deeply disrupts the plans of the enemy.

  • Exalting God Over Obstacles: Just as Caleb and Joshua boldly declared the goodness of God when the assembly wanted to stone them, believers must continually speak God’s name over their valleys.

  • Pre-Solved Victories: Long before your specific problems ever manifested, God knew about them and had already provided the solution.

  • Recognizing Everyday Miracles: Those who live exclusively outside of God constantly chase external spectacles, failing to realize that life itself, lived in union with the Creator, is an ongoing miracle.

“If you have power beyond how much you know God, power will rule you. If you have money beyond how much you know God, money will rule you. Everything that is a blessing remains a blessing so long as you know God more than those things. The moment those things become more than the knowledge of God in your life, those things become your God and become corruption.” ~Benny Hinn

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PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTION

In what specific area of your life are you currently relying on human logic and natural limitations rather than stepping out in total, unyielding obedience to the promises of God?

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