Section 11
living, but the divine life in our spirit. We must realize, therefore, that it is not the mind, emotion, and will that must be rejected and destroyed; rather, it is the life of the soul that we must give up. We need to realize that this natural, soulish life has already been put to the cross (Gal. 2:20; Rom. 6:6) and that we must now take Christ as our life. But the faculties of our soul still remain as instruments to be used by the Spirit to express the Lord Himself.
We must also be very clear that the exercise of the spirit is not only in prayer and touching the Word of God, but in everything. If you do not have any confirmation or sense in the spirit, then stop what you are about to do and stop what you are about to say, regardless of whether it is good or bad. We must not consider, "Is it good, or is it bad?" Christians should not live this way! Our only consideration should be, "Am I in the spirit or in the soul? Am I doing this by myself or by the Lord?" When we use the expression by the Lord, we are not speaking of the Lord objec tively but very subjectively. We are referring to Him as the life-giving Spirit mingled with our spirit. We must exercise our spirit at all times and in all places.
To know the difference between the body and