Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE
to worship with your outward man when I desire
worship in the spirit. You can't substitute your
outward man for your inner man. Everything
you have done to this point has been done in the
flesh. Did I not speak to you and tell you that
worship must come from your spirit?"
I realized like never before that my flesh does
not please Him. I was trying to please Him by
going through the motions, when all He wanted
was for me to relax in Him and allow my spirit
to worship Him freely.
In one split second all the pressure
disappeared. I began to feel His mercy all around
me. My words started to flow smoothly. There
were no more struggles.
I have made a new commitment to the Lord,
that I will never again substitute my outward
man for my inner man. How many times have
you and I made some kind of commitment to
pray more, "I am going to get up a half hour
earlier tomorrow to pray." The next day comes
and we need just five more minutes to sleep and
end up sleeping through our commitment.
Worship is not valued by the clock. Worship is to
come from the spirit and not the outward
manifestation of the flesh.
Some of the most refreshing times in God's
presence will come while I am driving in the car.
Sometimes while I walk down the street or
maybe while I'm in the mall with my wife and
children. Worship is not reserved for just sacred
places but for one place—the heart.
If you, like myself, have worshipped in the
flesh, I pray the Holy Spirit will show you, no
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