was praying when I got this revelation from The Holy Spirit, through a song actually. The song goes like this "I have got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart, Where? Down in my heart, I have got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, glory to His Name, I am so happy so very happy I have got the Love of Jesus in my heart" Joy can be replaced with love, peace etc. He revealed more to me in this song "Be magnified O Lord, You are highly exalted, and there is nothing You can't do, O Lord my eyes are on You, Be magnified, O Lord be magnified." As I was singing The Holy Spirit revealed to me I can say "I have got the joy in my heart" because of Jesus's indwelling Presence in me. Jesus is the substance of joy, love, peace. I can overcome any situation by singing this song and reminding myself of Who and therefore What I have in me. We have Jesus's very Nature dwelling on the inside of us, God IS Love, He is Peace, He is holy, He is our righteousness. When we pray for peace, or to keep walking in love when we don't feel like it, we are asking Jesus in us to manifest His Nature in us and His Nature overcomes any situation.
We have already got it! Paul puts it clearly when he says, "I no longer live but Christ lives in me" so because Jesus lives in me I can say "I have got the Love, Peace, joy, down in my heart, glory to His Name". When we call His Name we are calling His Nature, Character, Attributes Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." It says "His Name shall be called..Prince of Peace" When we are in distress or any tough situation we call on His Name, we call on Christ in us the hope of glory and His Character of peace, joy etc manifests in us. We are carrier's of His Name, His Glory so when we pray it's not coming from an external source it's coming from The Jesus Who lives in us. In tough times it might seem like the glory has departed from us but The glory IS Jesus and He said He will never leave us nor forsake us. In tough times no matter what we feel we can call on His Name, ask for His help in prayer and He will manifest His glory that's already in us.
The Truth has nothing to do with our feelings or emotions it remains constant, blood is red whether we would like it to be some other color or not, it is what it is. Jesus's glory is in us whether we feel like it or not so instead of feeling sorry for ourselves in tough times, we can call on His Name and let His glory overcome whatever situation we are facing. The Word says "who is it who overcomes but he who believes Jesus is The Son of God?" and it further says, "this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith" it further says "thanks be to God Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." It's only by calling on The Name of Jesus through prayer that we have the victory because if we will believe, His glory will overcome whatever situation we are facing. The Word urges us to walk by faith and not by sight because there is an absolute Truth, Who is Jesus. We can't trust what we hear or see without running it through the Lens of The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of Truth. Situations and circumstances might seem real because we can see them and touch them but if they are contrary to what God says they are not absolute Truth.
Because we live in a fallen world, a world that's under the deception of the enemy (Revelation 12:9), we have to walk by faith and not by sight. We have a real enemy the devil who lives to try and make our lives miserable but Jesus said though we are afflicted, through Him we overcome because He is The Absolute Truth that Will displace any lie of the enemy against ourselves, our family, finances, health etc. Jesus isn't just concerned about healing our bodies, or breaking financial bondage, He wants healing for our souls too, He wants us to have peace, joy even in the toughest times. The Word says Jesus is the Bishop and Shepherd of our souls, He heals our souls with His very life in us, and the more we'll lean on Him we will go from glory to glory.
In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus, after He had won the battle of His flesh to the point that He sweated Blood, told The Father "Glorify Your Name." We carry His Name and have authority in that Name so we too no matter what we are facing can say "Jesus, glorify Your Name" because like Isaiah 9:6 says, He is called The Prince of Peace, and that's His Name, so The Prince of Peace will manifest His peace in us to give us a peace that surpasses all understanding because it was never dependent on external circumstances it is Jesus in us, manifesting His glory to overcome. The Word says He has become to us all things, Wisdom, righteousness, holiness, and He is the very life that sustains us, He is The Vine we are the branches. He is the Bread of Life, the rivers of living water. All these speak of things that sustain life, we need bread and water to live, but even more we need The Word of God, Jesus our Life Source. The flesh is always untrustworthy and has to be fought daily through prayer, it's only the power of The Holy Spirit that can subdue the flesh through prayer it has nothing to do with mental agreement or self-motivation. The flesh will tell us we are in control but then it's interests are shallow, selfish, and self-centered, so it will try and keep us from calling on Jesus because it wants to maintain control but if we will pray, the power of The Holy Spirit will subdue it. Paul said he dies daily, he focuses on and magnifies Jesus and in that process self is put under, because darkness can't drive itself out it's only the Presence of Light that drives out darkness. Mentally dying is never effective, because it's only the power of God that can subdue the flesh Romans 8:13 "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Its only by The Holy Spirit that the flesh is subdued.
Jesus is the Life of the new creature we have become, it might not always look like it but He Has told us we will face persecution, trial and tribulation if we'll turn to Him and call on His Name He will deliver us out of each and every affliction. When anyone wrongs we might get tempted into strife and contention even hatred but that's just a trap the enemy laid for us that, if we will call on The Name of Jesus, Who IS Love, we will love that person or people with the same love that Jesus has for them. On our own we don't have the will or ability, but Christ in us the hope of glory does if we'll believe. Walking in bitterness is stepping out of the will of God and gives the enemy satisfaction, the love of God in us will keep us out of any trap or intent of the enemy to get us out of God's will.
