How "Spiritual" Are You?

What does the word “spiritual” really mean? One meaning the dictionary give is “matters concerning the spirit” and another “relating to sacred things rather than worldly things”.

My daughter recently commented to me that a member of our local church stated to a young man that I was spiritual, in order words, we do not connect. When she first told me, my spirit rejoiced because it is my desire to become even more spiritual so that I can connect with my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit. It should be every child of God desire to become spiritual in all matters. We were born in sin and shaped in iniquity. It is not a struggle at all to be unspiritual, which is carnal-minded, because we were born that way. The meaning for “carnal” is “relating to somebody’s physical needs or appetites, especially as contrasted with spiritual or intellectual qualities”. The struggle comes when we desire to change from worldly or carnal desires to spiritual desires.

Jesus, the Christ, said that the Father is seeking true worshippers:

• John 4:23, “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”

• John 4:24, “God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

• John 14:17, “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

• John 14:26, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”

• John 15:26, “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.”

• John 17:17, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”

As we see from those scriptures that the Father is not of this world. So how can we worship Him if we do not seek to become spiritual? Remember there is a prince of this world that work in the children of disobedience that walk according to the course of this world (Ephesians 2:2).

Let us all strive to become more and more spiritual every day toward the things of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because one day He is coming back!

Shalom!