Release The Primal Fire Within, Part One

<!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"; mso-font-alt:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 0 16778247 0 131072 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;} p.body-text, li.body-text, div.body-text {mso-style-name:body-text; mso-style-link:"body-text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-indent:.25in; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;} span.body-textChar {mso-style-name:"body-text Char"; mso-style-locked:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-style-link:body-text; color:black;} p.body-first, li.body-first, div.body-first {mso-style-name:body-first; mso-style-parent:body-text; mso-style-next:body-text; margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:none; mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hetty Green, called the witch of wall street, died in 1914 as the richest woman in the world with an estate worth between $100 and $200 million dollars (that’s a lot of money now, but much, much more then). Though wealthy beyond belief, she lived like a pauper. She would eat cold oatmeal because she refused to pay the expense to heat the water. She would rarely pay the expense to clean her clothes so she was always dressed in worn and dark clothing looking like she came off the streets. When her son injured his leg, she took so long looking for a free clinic for his care that eventually he lost his leg due to infection.  </span></span><br /><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qUriz5QB5rM..." imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qUriz5QB5rM..." height="200" width="132" /></a>Like royal heirs living like paupers, we often act as if we’re unaware of the immense power available to us. As bearers of the image of God, there is far more to who we are than most of us realize. It is time for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primal-Fire-Rei..." target="_blank">primal fire</a> that is Christ in us to be awakened and released.</span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those who have accepted the grace of God in Christ, our Lord has <span class="cs-italic">already</span> invested all that He has in us. We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Eph. 1:3). All that we need to live godly in Christ Jesus is already ours (2 Peter 1:3). We lack nothing. Realize what is already within you  (Christ). . . and let it leak out naturally in your words and actions. Stop living life as if you just need a little bit more. There isn't more, you already have more than enough in Christ. You are spiritually wealthy. </span></span><br /><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jesus came, died, rose, and sent the Holy Spirit to indwell us with His power. The true beauty within us is liberated, enhanced, and empowered by the  good news of redemption and the resulting mystery of Christ in you, the hope of glory. We don’t have to <span class="cs-italic">gain</span> more spirituality; we simply need to live out what is already invested in us. If we are “<i>in</i> Christ,” and thus a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), everything we need is <span class="cs-italic">already</span>within us—young or old, black or white, male or female, rich or poor.</span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If we are in Christ, we don’t need to try to <span class="cs-italic">gain</span> the riches of Christ; we need to realize that Christ’s full treasure is <span class="cs-italic">already</span> within us. Doing good works, memorizing more Scripture, praying more, and devoting ourselves to spiritual disciplines will not gain us any more spiritual blessings than we already have. All we will ever need or want is already found within us, and not as the result of good works that we can boast about (Ephesians 2:8-10). In fact, taking the pathway of <span class="cs-italic">performance</span> in an effort to gain <span class="cs-italic">godliness</span> will only hinder the release of the true blessing that is already within us (Gal. 5:1-12). We need to open our eyes to what we already have, rather than setting our sights on what we think we need.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are not spiritual paupers, but spiritually wealthy beyond our wildest dreams. Live like an heir of the kingdom of God...and share the true wealth.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This post is adapted from content in my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primal-Fire-Rei..." target="_blank">Primal Fire</a>. </span></span></div><div class="body-text"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>