Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in Sidetracked In The Wilderness - # 34
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
Notice: this email is part of a BLOG, called Getting Out of the
Wilderness. Why a blog? So that multitudes can receive the weekly
thoughts I express on Michael’s writings in an easy manner.
Simple
breeds easy understanding. Easy
understanding breeds quick change where needed.
Man is born with an Adam-life that cannot walk in unity with God. A change is necessary. Michael brings us to the moment of truth
regarding the most major decision every individual must make…and a choice for a
quick difference can be easily realized.
THE LOSS OF
SELF LIFE
excerpt
from pages 100-104 of SIW (5th printing,
March 1998)
excerpt
from pages 97-101 of SIW (14th printing,
March 2012)
(used with permission from
ALMI):
…How
many different forms of inner life are there?
…only two races of inner life, Adam-life or Christ-life…
…the
problems do not end with this Adam-life within that hates the commands of God.
…This
whole cycle and condition is described by one word: flesh. The flesh is the
condition wherein a man is controlled by something other than God…
…man
cannot change the manifestation of the flesh by working harder in the power of
the flesh. Flesh will not improve flesh!
Since
flesh is the condition of being controlled by something other than God, a
Christian who is drawing upon his own resources and walking in unbelief and
self-centeredness will often manifest the same characteristics that an
unbeliever does…The flesh will not improve but only strengthen itself; the
Bible is quite clear on this point…The more one works to be transformed in the
power of the flesh, the worse things will get.
…If
we cannot change our inner life, and have learned that lesson all too well,
then what are we to do? The answer is
quite ingenious: We simply exchange
it! Our Adam-life is not to be patched
up, as many religions and psychology teach, but put to death and exchanged for
a new life!
It
is sad that anyone who is not a Christian cannot understand that the inner life
cannot be changed. Lost man goes to
great lengths to try and do that. The
saddest thing though is a Christian who abandons the position and power of the
Christ-life to “draw upon his own resources and walk in UNBELIEF and
SELF-CENTEREDNESS.” Goodness…how crazy
is that?!? To walk away from being
controlled by God and moving to that which is anti-God is the epitome of
insanity for a Christian.
The
Good News is coming in next week’s writing…man has a choice that brings a quick
difference to the inner life…exchange the Adam-life for the Christ-life. This is the life that can keep one out of the
wilderness.
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