{"id":1908,"asset_id":2220,"title":"Life in the New Covenant, Part 24 -  Rick Joyner","alias":"life-in-the-new-covenant-part-24-rick-joyner","introtext":"<h3>Life in the New Covenant, Part 24 - Rick Joyner<\/h3>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned that if I do not write down my goals and check regularly on my progress to achieve them, it\u2019s unlikely I will achieve them. This seems to be why the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 13:5,&nbsp;<strong>\u201cTest yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Abiding in the Lord or growing in the fruit or gifts of the Spirit requires spiritual discipline and a means of measuring progress. There are biblical teachings or exhortations about most of these, and for the others we should ask our Teacher, the Lord, for wisdom about how to proceed. Let\u2019s look at a couple examples.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to John 15, if we\u2019re abiding in the Lord, we will bear fruit. Anything that is really happening can be measured, so there are ways to measure the fruit of our life. This may be subjective to some degree, but aren\u2019t most things spiritual? We don\u2019t need to complicate it, or get too detailed, but we should be able to measure if we\u2019re growing. The point is to make continual growth a main purpose in our life.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was told by the Lord that impatience was costing me greatly, especially in ways the Lord wanted to use me that I was missing. I was missing divine connections He wanted me to make, even miracles He wanted to do through me, because I was so focused on my own agenda, which I was doing for Him but not with Him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.morningstarministries.org\/word-for-the-week\/life-new-covenant-part-24?lang=en&amp;_kx=GhgqhNfviHFNBdC9RexkbdzTRT3H3zwgnzdTrn5yWhmfxDsa0cfTPMvMH10Ffb1r.U4gNJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continue &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2024-06-18 13:11:32","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2024-06-18 13:11:32","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2024-06-18 13:11:32","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}