heavenly places

To live continuously in sync with Jesus means to let his thoughts and perspectives be everything for you. No other opinion is allowed to compete with His voice. Driven by His love and compassion you try your uttermost to imitate Him in every possible situation. How can this practically be done?

Practice your God given tool of imagination and open the door into the invisible world. Walk with Jesus along the path He is going. Observe Him and follow, that means do the same as He does. Try to have eye contact with Him. The Holy Spirit will speak through this connection to you and certainly reveal important information to you. Like in every trust and love relation swift and accurate communication needs time to develop and mature. It is very real, yet in the invisible world.

The critical moment that you will find yourself in many times during the day is whether you believe your decades old convictions and core values, or whether you dismiss them and cling to the words and guidance of Jesus. This can be a battle at times. Your thought world is the battlefield. The clash of old and new values inside you can be fierce and brutal. Try to “take captive” the old thoughts and hand them out to your master Jesus. Again, the handing over of old, corrupt and false thoughts is a very real process, yet invisible.

In order to make your new heaven oriented life habitual you need to dedicate every day several hours to serious prayer and study. Study of Scripture and the literature of our spiritual Fathers have much power to discipline our emotions and thoughts.