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389. More Than A Belief

Mike Parsons

Mike: I don’t believe I’m out of the ordinary. I’m a normal sort of person who likes normal, everyday things. You know, I like sports, I like movies, I like normal, everyday stuff. I like making things, I like the garden. I’m not a mystic in a cave somewhere; I have a very normal, everyday life. If I can do it, coming from the background I’ve come from—which didn’t even believe in the gifts of the Spirit or anything, and had no real intimacy with God or any concept of what that might be—if God can do it with me and bring me to a point of dwelling in His presence and living this relationship, then I think that’s possible for everybody.

Mentoring participant: “Listening again to Kay Fairchild, her question this week was, What are we waiting for? She was speaking about Romans and the verse absent from the body, present with the Lord—and how we, as Christians, think we have to die and be absent from our body to actually be with God – and that’s not true. But she said our beliefs are the big picture, and what we believe determines our reality. That’s why people have believed they have to die to go to heaven. She believes we came here upright, that God had finished everything, and we were already upright but simply not aware of it. Because of that belief, these lies have dictated our lives, like penal substitution and other doctrines. She was using Romans 8:19, about the earnest expectation, and explained that our belief about waiting is wrong. There are different meanings of waiting, and essentially, we have to have the maturity to be the sons of God—we already have it.

Mike: Yes, there’s a sense that everything God has done—making us justified, righteous, reconciled, forgiven—all of that is already done from His perspective. But people don’t believe it, and because of that, people don’t experience it. We experience what we believe. So, while it is finished and the work is done, not everyone is living in that finished work because they either don’t believe it’s true or believe a twisted version of it.

Maturity is a measure of growth. You could say, “I’m a child, I’m not mature,” but you could also be an adult and still not mature. It’s not just physical but also about the knowledge of who we are and who God is. Maturity comes when we fully know who we are in the mirror of God’s face. If we have a distorted view of God, we’re not mature in knowing the reality of who we are, and we live in an immature state.

Now, if you think of maturity as growth, you’re not mature until you grow. I can’t say, “I’m 25 years old,” if I’m 3 years old. You have to go through the process of maturity, which is a relational process. In our relationship with God, the truth is unveiled and revealed, so we can then live in that truth. God has done everything for that truth to be outworked, but we don’t just know it as a programmed download.

While the work is finished, we’re not complete in the maturity process until all the things in our lives hindering us from knowing, understanding, and living that truth are removed. That’s a process of maturing, healing, and wholeness. I know some people will say, “Before the foundation of the world, I was perfect.” Yes, your spirit was, but when you came into this realm with a body and a soul, it was a less-than-perfect environment.

Our spirit is disconnected from what we learn in the soul through everyday life. We’re programmed by the life we live, not by what our spirit knows to be true. Until our spirit is reconnected to our soul through reconnecting with God, the spirit can’t bring the soul back into wholeness and agreement with what we always knew in the spirit. Cognitively, our soul doesn’t align with our spirit until this happens.

My soul has never been in the state that my spirit was before the foundation of the world. My soul was born with lost identity. Some say their soul was right, but I’m not talking about original sin or Adam’s loss—it’s lost identity. None of our souls know who we are because we’re born in a disconnected state from God, even though He remains connected to us, loves us, and wants us to know the truth.

That truth has to be relationally outworked on the journey to rediscover who we are from His perspective. Just because God says, “This is how I see you,” it’s not our truth until we mature into it. It is the truth, but it’s not yet true for me. There’s a distinction. What God says about me is absolutely 100% true, but it’s not yet the truth for me until I come into conscious awareness and it is outworked in my life.

This is a relational process that takes time. The time it takes depends on the relationship we establish with God. For some, their relationship with God is the absolute priority, and they spend nearly every day engaging with Him, knowing Him in ways most people don’t. Most people, however, have jobs, families, and responsibilities. These compete with their relationship with God. That’s not wrong. If you have a family, you need to be a good parent; if you have a job, you need to work well.

Still, our relationship with God should be prioritised. A young mother homeschooling four children will have less time than a retired person with no obligations. God understands this. It’s not about how much time you spend, but about the desire and intention. If my desire is for a relationship with God, I will pursue it to the best of my ability.

No one has more time than anyone else—we all have 24 hours in a day. It’s about what we do with that time. A parent may only have half an hour before the children wake up, but they can pursue God in that time.

The waiting isn’t about sitting back and hoping for the best—it’s about pursuing the relationship. It’s not about manipulating God through fasting or prayer. He’s already done the work. He wants us to relationally know the truth so it transforms us, renews our minds, and aligns us with the truth of who He created us to be.

There are various ways of looking at it. Some believe that the finished work of Jesus means everything is done, and therefore, it’s true in them now. However, I think those who teach that can inadvertently cause people to feel condemned when they don’t experience it that way, and many people, of course, don’t. It’s like saying, “I’m saved now because Jesus died for my healing,” and then assuming that everything in your physical body is instantly renewed and healed. But we know that’s not true for most people who have discovered a relationship with God. So, it’s not automatic—because if it were, there would be no relationship.

For me, the danger in allegorising everything in terms of the Bible is that it can make things seem unreal when they are, in fact, real, treating them as merely spiritual. For example, I’ve heard people like K. Fairchild say, “Heaven is in you,” and while there’s a sense in which the kingdom of God is within us, they almost suggest that there is no actual, real heaven to go to. Now, I know the presence of God in us is a manifestation of heaven with us, but it’s not heaven itself. The heavenly realms, the spiritual realms, and angels do not live within me. They exist in a spiritual dimension of a real place. It may not be physical as we know it, but it’s no less real.

The danger in saying that everything is allegorical or spiritual is that it could lead to dismissing literal realities, like angels, fallen angels, or even the devil, treating them as just accusations in our minds that cause us not to believe the truth. People who take that view don’t see angels as personal beings, and they miss out on a lot if they reduce everything to a purely spiritual matter between God and them.

There’s a balance to be struck. Often, when the pendulum swings back towards where it should be, it swings a little too far in the opposite direction before settling in the right place. Some people get caught in that swing, going too far one way. I believe in personal fallen angelic beings and literal angels, and I believe in a real heavenly realm that can be encountered. We are seated with Christ in these heavenly realms, and it’s not just figurative. While it’s true that we rule and reign with God in our lives, the heavenly reality is actual, and we must factor that in.

The reality of our relationship with God has to be balanced. There are extremes on both ends of the spectrum. On one side, there’s the belief that it’s all done, that we just have to believe, and that’s it. But most people who try to embrace that find that it doesn’t quite work that way. They struggle and feel guilty for not having enough faith to just believe that everything is done. On the other end, there’s the idea that it’s all about us, and we have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, doing it all ourselves. There are extremes on both ends, but the balance is in the middle: God has done it all, and we must come into the reality of that.

Romans speaks of creation longing and waiting for the sons of God to be revealed, not talking about us waiting to be revealed, but creation waiting for us to mature enough that they can recognise our sonship, instead of seeing our childish immaturity. When we fully embrace who we are, creation will be set free into the glorious freedom of the children of God. That freedom is tied to our glory, the fullness of who we are in God’s eyes. If we don’t embrace who we truly are, creation won’t be set free in its entirety, because it’s ultimately down to us, with God, to express the oneness we have with Him. This is what allows creation to recognise our sonship in the union with our Father, not independently of Him.

When people allegorise too much, it’s easy to miss the literal realities, and this can be problematic. There are spiritual stories in the Old Testament, and while they can carry spiritual truth, the people who wrote them often did so from their own understanding, without a full knowledge of God. The Holy Spirit can certainly bring truth out of those stories, but you don’t need to make every story an allegory to understand it. If you have a relationship with the Holy Spirit, Jesus, and the Father, they can reveal truth directly to you. There’s no need to go through a mediator like a book to understand God.

Jesus is the truth, the living Word of God, and I think there’s been too much focus on finding God in the Bible through allegory or stories. Why spend time trying to understand God through these stories when you can meet Him, follow Him, hear His voice, and encounter Him every day? I don’t see the point of spending so much time trying to understand Him through a book when the relationship itself is where the truth is revealed. It’s about understanding God through relationship, not through a book.

Now, if people are used to the Bible and need it as a frame of reference, I understand that. But many teachers don’t have a personal experience of Heaven. They don’t engage with God on the inside in a deep, personal way, and they’re trying to explain the relationship using the allegories and truths found in the Bible. While the finished work of God and His grace are important, the relationship itself is the key. People who miss the mystical dimension of the relationship might use the Bible to explain things, but they’re not sharing their personal experiences of face-to-face encounters with God. They’re still making it about a belief system, not about a lived experience.

Believing what Jesus says is important, but it’s so much more meaningful when you experience Him face to face. It’s vastly different from just believing what the Bible says He said. You can resonate with the love and grace of God, but if you’re not encouraging people to have those real encounters with Him, you’re missing the point. It’s not just about believing a set of doctrines or ideas; it’s about living the experience of truth.

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386. The More You Try, The Harder It Gets

Mike Parsons

When your faith seems weak or compromised, what do you do? Well, I think it goes back to the concept of labouring to enter rest. Now, you don’t actually labour to enter rest. That concept, shared in Hebrews, refers to the Old Testament and the old covenant, where people were striving to enter rest but were not succeeding. What it really says is: don’t do that. Don’t try to enter rest in the way they did. The reality is that you are in rest because rest is about trusting in the completed work of Jesus and living in that reality.

When you look at Hebrews and the message it conveys, it’s clear. Essentially, it’s addressing those who were still adhering to Old Testament, old covenant practices. They were striving—striving to enter rest, striving to take the land, fighting for what was promised. All of that was under the old covenant. But in the new covenant, we are already in rest.

Hebrews says: “Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it. For indeed, we have had good news preached to us, just as they also did; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard.” For we who have believed, we enter that rest.

So, if we are operating with a new covenant mindset, we are already in rest. Jesus said, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.” Rest isn’t something you have to achieve or do; it’s something you receive through your relationship with him. And that’s the key many people miss—it’s already happened. Jesus has finished the work. It’s complete.

When your faith feels weak or compromised, you don’t have to do anything because it’s not about your faith—it’s about his faith. “I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” It’s his faith in me, who he believes me to be. When I’m faithless, he remains faithful because he doesn’t change. The truth is, everything has already been accomplished. It’s not about me having enough faith; it’s about recognising that he has enough faith in me. If I can accept how he sees me, then that’s how I’ll live.

The relational aspect is simple: come to Jesus. Keep coming to Jesus. When you feel doubts or struggles, it’s often because you’re trying to set your own agenda about how things should be. Instead, just engage with God without any agenda. Don’t try to see anything or understand it visually. Instead, enter into a realm of perception where you know—you just know—the reality of the rest in him, a rest you’ve already received because of what he’s done.

I would encourage you not to focus on what you need to do but allow him to do what he wants to do. Create space for that relational connection where he can work in you. Look at Psalm 23: “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters; he restores my soul.” You don’t have to strive for rest; it’s already there. Just come to him, and he will give you rest.

Take his yoke upon you, learn from him. He is gentle and humble in heart. Being gentle is about knowing who I am in him, and being humble is about accepting who I am in him. I don’t have to strive or fight for it—I just have to be with him. Jesus says, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.” So, if you’re struggling with doubts or questions, forget about trying to figure it all out. Just keep coming to him.

When you surrender—when you let go of all your agendas and come to him as a living sacrifice—he will do what needs to be done. You don’t need to try to do anything. Trust him to restore you, to enable you. Life has its stresses, but you can choose to create space for God. Let go of your own ideas of what you need, and surrender fully. Say, “Here I am, Lord; you do what you need to do. I’m entering into your rest.”

As you stop trying to receive it and allow him to unveil it to you, you’ll begin to experience the reality of it. It’s already accomplished. You’ve already been included in him—actually, from before the foundation of the world. He simply wants to bring you into an experience of that rest. Stop trying to figure it out or work it out. Just come to him and surrender.

Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God.” In some translations, it says, “Cease striving.” Stop your works, and let him do his. The more you try, the harder it seems to get. God’s invitation is simple: stop, be still, and know that he is God. In that stillness, you’ll know by experience who he is and, in turn, who you are. Stop striving and let him work. The rest is already there, waiting for you to receive it.

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385. Understanding Manifestations | From experience to reality

Mike Parsons

When it comes to what God is doing and how that is going to be expressed, I think people see it from different perspectives. Personally, I see it as a process, as relationship, not as an event. Now, I’m not saying there won’t be a vanishing point where people may have incredible experiences, but those experiences alone won’t be enough for them to sustain that way of living unless they come into the revelation and reality of it in their own lives.

Things can happen to you, but that doesn’t mean you can do them yourself until you come into that reality. You have to step into it to make it part of who you are. For instance, if someone like Justin has seen in the spirit that congregations may just vanish into heaven and do amazing things, that’s great. But when those people return, how many will be able to engage in that way on their own? That’s the key: living a life where you’ve learned to develop your spiritual senses through practice, enabling you to live out those experiences yourself.

Now, will there be a wave of new giftings? I don’t think there will be new gifts, but rather a restoration of what God originally intended for humanity. Think about being clothed in glory, having the ability to walk through things, or engaging with quantum realities like translocation and transport. These aren’t new ideas; they’re simply a restoration of what Adam could have done if he had continued walking with God.

Yes, there are levels of ascension God wants to take us through, but I don’t believe these will happen corporately in the sense that everyone in a group will suddenly be able to do all these things. There may be corporate experiences that inspire individuals to pursue these realities for themselves, but it’s still a personal journey of development. The same applies to spiritual gifts: there’s a difference between being given a gift for a moment and developing the ability to express that gift as part of who you are as a son or daughter of God.

There might be manifestations that serve to inspire people to live a lifestyle beyond their current expectations. But these manifestations are not a guarantee of lasting ability—they’re invitations to pursue a deeper life of relationship with God. It all comes back to knowing who you are and stepping into your true identity. Along the way, experiences that inspire or motivate us are wonderful, but the ultimate goal is for each person to grow in their own journey.

Years ago, there was a trend where people would go to conferences to have hands laid on them in the hope of receiving an anointing or impartation. Some may have experienced something profound or even temporarily received a gift, but the reality is that lasting transformation requires more than receiving a gift. It requires living a life shaped by that gift.

Our spirit is capable of doing everything the Holy Spirit enables, but we need to develop discernment and practice. The key is to align with the Father’s heart and only operate out of what he is doing—not just act because we can. There’s a temptation for people to misuse spiritual gifts for personal gain, like fame or fortune, and that’s not what God intends. The glory belongs to God, not us.

One danger with dramatic manifestations is that people can become overly focused on the individual through whom those manifestations occur, or on the organisers of such events. This can lead to disappointment when those people inevitably fail or let others down. It’s a cycle we’ve seen repeated time and again. That’s why it’s so important to develop our own relationship with God and nurture our own giftings. When it’s your gift—something developed through practice, perseverance, and growth—it becomes a part of who you are.

There’s a difference between a temporary ability to do something and living in the reality of that ability every day. The latter requires perseverance, growth, and development—not just in ability but also in character. Immaturity in handling spiritual gifts can lead to misuse or even harm, which is why God prioritises the development of our character alongside our abilities. When love is at the centre, we can use these abilities in a way that doesn’t draw attention to ourselves but instead points back to God for his glory.

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383. Greasy Grace or Limitless Grace?

Mike Parsons

You’re on dangerous ground when you take the evangelical position that the Bible is inspired, inerrant and infallible. Nowhere in the Bible does it claim that all its writings are inerrant, infallible and inspired.

For example, where does it say in the book of Isaiah that it was inspired by God? It doesn’t. Do I believe Isaiah prophesied with the inspiration of the Spirit? Yes, I do. Did he write it as a direct dictation from God? No, I don’t think so. He wrote and expressed what he felt God was saying to him, filtered through his own understanding. Would Isaiah have understood that the suffering servant was the coming Messiah? I don’t think so. But he wrote it because God inspired him to, or spoke to him about it.

We don’t need another book of stuff to argue over, or create more doctrines of God about!

Too much grace!

Many preachers warn against “greasy grace” but rarely show the same concern for excessive legalism. They always seem more worried about too much grace.

When it comes to Limitless Grace, this is not just grace upon grace; it’s the divine enabling power that works within us. As we grow in the awareness of this limitless grace, it transforms how we think and live. Limitless Grace, alongside triumphant mercy, is rooted in God’s unconditional love. If God’s love is unconditional, as it is, then his grace must also be limitless.

Unconditional love is God’s desire to work out that love for our good, to restore us to the place he intended from the beginning—a relationship with him, face-to-face, in innocence. Ephesians 1:4 speaks of this restoration to face-to-face innocence in love. If God’s love were conditional, grace would be limited. But because love is unconditional, grace must also be limitless.

God’s grace empowers us to return to our original purpose and identity by removing every obstacle that hinders us. Often, we think of ourselves through the lens of our upbringing, experiences, or societal expectations, which impose limitations. But God’s grace enables us to see ourselves as he sees us, unshackled by those hindrances.

I used to try to renew my mind by sheer effort, but it never worked because I was trying to fix the problem using the same flawed thinking. God renews our minds by giving us transformative experiences, revealing his unconditional love and limitless grace. These experiences change how we see him and, in turn, how we see ourselves.

Some misunderstand grace as “greasy grace” or “cheap grace,” as if it excuses any behaviour. But grace isn’t a cover for wrongdoing; it’s the empowerment to live differently. Grace is limitless because our capacity to act contrary to God’s love is vast. Yet, God’s grace is greater, ensuring we can always be restored to that place of innocence and relationship with him.

Grace is not about what we deserve or earn—it’s about God’s love for us. Critics of grace often argue that it promotes permissiveness, claiming it suggests that “God will love us no matter what we do, so it doesn’t matter how we live.” While it’s true that God’s love for us never changes, our actions do have consequences. They affect us—and others. That’s why God empowers us to live according to who we truly are in him, rather than who we think we are.

Unfortunately, much of evangelical Christianity is focused on law rather than grace. They see grace as “cheap” or “greasy,” fearing it excuses behaviour. But grace is not about fear of consequences or external control. I once spoke to a very evangelical man who admitted that the only thing stopping him from certain actions was the fear of God finding out. He was operating out of fear, not love.

God doesn’t want us to act rightly because we’re afraid of punishment; he wants us to live from a place of understanding and embracing his love and grace. When we see things as God does, we won’t want to do things that harm ourselves or others. That’s the true power of grace—it transforms us from within.

Grace does not excuse sin

Grace empowers us not only to avoid wrong choices but also to refrain from actions that contradict love. This empowerment is essential, yet some misunderstand it, accusing those who teach about unconditional love of promoting “greasy grace.” They claim God cannot excuse sin because he is righteous and holy. But what they misunderstand is that grace doesn’t excuse sin; it forgives us for it—even before we’ve committed it.

Grace allows us to see our actions from God’s perspective, enabling us to choose differently when we recognise something is harmful to ourselves or others. God loves us so deeply that he doesn’t want us to remain in harmful patterns. His grace renews our minds, helping us think differently and act differently.

The legalistic mindset focuses solely on law-based consequences—what happens if you do or don’t do something. It misunderstands God’s grace entirely. Grace doesn’t “cover” sin in a superficial sense; it forgives sin and empowers us to live beyond it. Sin, in this context, is not merely wrongdoing but a loss of identity. God has already forgiven us for being in that lost state and wants to restore us to the reality of who we truly are.

Triumphant mercy works alongside grace to overcome everything we do that contradicts God’s love. Mercy doesn’t ignore or tolerate wrongdoing; it works to bring us into a new way of living. This is why grace and mercy are empowering—they enable us to move beyond harmful patterns, not by fear or obligation but through love and forgiveness.

Evangelical perspectives

The idea of “greasy grace” reflects a complete misunderstanding of grace. Critics often claim that teaching about unconditional love and grace gives people an excuse to do whatever they want. But the reality is, people already do what they want. True grace transforms what we want, aligning our desires with God’s heart. Personally, I surrendered my free will years ago because I didn’t want to choose things in opposition to God. My desire now is to live in alignment with God’s love and purposes, not out of fear or duty but out of a shared desire to please his heart.

Unfortunately, evangelical perspectives often distort the meaning of grace, reducing it to an acronym or a rigid formula. Some view it as a way for God to tolerate us because of Jesus’ sacrifice, as though Jesus came to save us from God. But Jesus didn’t come to save us from God—he came to save us from ourselves and the consequences of living in a lost identity. The salvation he offers isn’t about avoiding an eternal punishment but about freeing us from the consequences of an independent path that leads to harm and separation from God in our perception.

Grace is often misunderstood in the evangelical framework because it’s tied to the idea that faith is something we must generate. However, faith itself is a gift that allows us to believe what is already true. Grace, grounded in unconditional love, has no prerequisites for us to receive it. It’s already there for us. When we accept it, we begin to enjoy its benefits, but it has always been available regardless of our actions.

Much of evangelical thinking wrongly assumes that grace is only extended after we perform certain actions—repentance, renunciation, or asking for forgiveness. But God has already responded to our independence by stepping into it, fully identifying with our lost state. The “wages” or consequences of independence were death—separation from God from our perspective, not his. God has always seen us through the lens of love, but we have viewed ourselves as separated from him, creating the illusion that we must earn our way back.

Legalistic, works-based religion arises from this flawed belief. But the truth is, there’s nothing we can do to make grace true—it already is. When we realise and accept this truth, we can enter into the joy and freedom it offers. Our acceptance doesn’t create grace; it simply allows us to experience it.

So critics of grace often frame it as a license to continue doing whatever we want. Yet true grace is the opposite—it’s the empowerment to live in alignment with God’s desires, in relationship with him, and free from fear, duty, or obligation. Grace changes the desires of our hearts because it allows us to know and experience God’s heart. This transformation empowers us to live as God intended—not as a requirement but as a joyful response to his love.

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380. Transform Your Consciousness by Embracing the State of Love

Mike Parsons – 

Changing your state of consciousness is less about actively doing something and more about entering into the reality that already exists. It’s coming into agreement with the truth of who you are as a son or daughter of God and embracing your identity in Him. This means realising that you live in an interactive relationship with God, where He is in you, and you are in Him – abiding in His presence as He abides in you. Connecting relationally with that truth changes your state of consciousness and your state of mind.

I would say this change begins with peace, a place of rest where you accept the reality of who you are in God – that you are forgiven, made righteous, justified, accepted and included. These truths bring you into a state of love, joy and peace. You are loved unconditionally, filled with joy, and live in gratitude for the life you have. You find peace that surpasses understanding. Jesus said, “My joy is in you so your joy can be full; love one another as I have loved you.” He left us His peace – not as the world gives, but a deeper peace of being loved, accepted and brought into a relationship with the Father.

This awareness shifts your consciousness from a focus on doing to a focus on being.

In this state of being, I live in unconditional love, grace and mercy. That is the state I live in. I am in rest; I don’t strive or struggle. I simply enjoy. A key to this shift in consciousness is understanding that you don’t have to do anything to maintain your relationship with God – it is freely given by His grace and love. You don’t earn it, work for it or need to do anything to sustain it. Instead, you enjoy it. You enjoy being loved, the joy of relationship with God, and a state of peace, free from duty, obligation or fear.

This means you can enjoy each day, knowing He is with you, and you are with Him. You don’t have to try to connect with God because He is already in you. Communication becomes continuous, as you are constantly face-to-face with Him in the light of His presence. He is connected to the core of your being, so you live in a state of oneness with Him. “Whoever is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” This oneness becomes a background awareness of His presence and your presence in Him, allowing you to live in love, joy and peace.

Communication with God becomes more of an inner knowing, where He shares His heart with you, filling you with peace. You are inspired by His intentions, which brings a sense of authority into your everyday life. Resting in Him means that you don’t approach Him with an agenda. You don’t seek to encounter or communicate with Him for specific goals; instead, you simply want to know His heart and walk in fellowship, intimacy and relationship with Him. As you rest in this relationship, He begins to reshape your understanding of yourself and your connection to Him, naturally transforming your consciousness into a state of rest.

From this place, communication with God becomes instinctive, an inner knowing of His heart. Yes, you may talk with Him, and He with you, but it becomes more about sharing hearts and living out of a state of union and oneness. As you do this, everything you are doing in the realms of Heaven connects with what you are doing here on earth, creating a seamless flow between both realms. You live in a state of peace and rest, enjoying life more fully, as life is meant to be enjoyed.

Living in intimacy with God, knowing that He is your Father who loves you, fills you with a sense of peace and purpose. In that state of love, He desires the best for you and wants you to live out that relationship daily, grounded in love, joy, peace and rest.

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379. Created in His Image | The Purpose of Our Existence

Mike Parsons – 

As we have been created in the image of God, sonship is the key. Father, Son and Spirit exist in an eternal circle of relationship, a mutual exchange of love. This dynamic love is central, and although the Spirit represents a spiritual reality, God has also created the natural realm to interact with us as His children. This allows us to reflect, receive and extend that love to one another. Love is always key with God – He has created us both to be loved and to love.

We are included in the circle of relationship between Father, Son and Spirit. He has placed eternity in our hearts, so we are drawn back to that relationship, even if we are not fully aware of it. This pull towards worship and connection with God is by His design. In the realm of creation, God has created us as sons to operate in sonship towards creation, as creation was made for us, not primarily for Him. Creation exists so that, as His children and co-heirs and co-creators, we might mature, come into an ascended state and, like Him, become creative.

There are things God has chosen only us to do, as we carry His DNA signature. We are made in His image and likeness, and this distinguishes us as a race. Angels, for instance, are created as individual beings with unique purposes. Other dimensions contain races as well, but they are all connected to this dimension, as we are the reference point for them. This calling is not about arrogance or claiming superiority; rather, we have been chosen as His children to steward creation with Him, moving forward into ages to come. There is a joy in God’s heart for us, and He wants this joy to be in us so our joy may be complete.

This co-heirship leads to co-creatorship, and as sons and daughters, we become creative. We express this creativity in our daily lives, but there is also the potential to create as God creates, calling things into existence as if they are. This starts with choosing realities that align with the Father’s heart and His intentions for our lives. Creation responds to us, forming that reality as we collapse quantum possibilities into being. However, to understand His intentions, we need intimacy with the Father’s heart. Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing, and that is what God desires from us – a relationship that is face to face, heart to heart, mind to mind, in the light of His presence. As His children, we then work in collaboration with Him to realise His intentions, choosing realities aligned with His purposes willingly and cooperatively within this co-creatorship.

Of course, I do not have all the answers because I am not God. There may be many other reasons for God creating us in this way and for creating the physical, spiritual and dimensional realms. God is a creative being, but I know with certainty that His purpose in creating is rooted in love. The whole of creation is meant to experience His love. This is why creation is waiting and longing for the revealing of the sons of God so it may be set free from corruption into the freedom of the glory of God’s children. He has given us a glorious image, clothing us in sonship so creation can respond to us. When we speak with His voice, carrying out His intentions, creation responds.

Therefore, it is essential to know His heart and to carry out His purposes with love. We love because He first loved us, and we love one another as He has loved us. This also means we should respond to creation lovingly, bringing God’s kingdom – His rulership and dominion – through love and not through any other way.

I hope this provides a little more insight into who we are and our image. We can only truly see ourselves by looking into the mirror of His face and seeing what is reflected back, listening to the vast sum of His thoughts about us. God has made each of us with a particular purpose, both individually and collectively as His children.

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377. Living in Rest

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The Active Spirit

Your spirit is active all the time. What God wants most people to realise is that their spirit is always doing the Heavenly work, allowing us to handle the earthly things without needing to think about it, plan it, or programme it. Living in that state of rest is the key to everything. When Jesus walked the earth, he existed in a state of rest with the Father, knowing the Father’s heart. The Father did not have to tell him to “do this” or “do that”; Jesus simply knew the Father’s heart through relationship and intimacy. When Jesus came across the Widow of Nain’s son, he was moved by the compassion of the Father’s heart to raise that person from the dead. He did not need a predetermined list of things to do; he simply followed life.

Being and Doing

You do not have to be doing nothing in order to “be.” Being is a state of consciousness and awareness; it does not reflect what you are physically doing. You could be taking a long walk, working in the garden, or doing practical things. I love gardening, and when I am tending to the garden, I feel close to the Father, who planted gardens. I enjoy being actively engaged in gardening and feel the pleasure of the Father’s heart while doing it. It is not that I am doing nothing; rather, I am simply not driven to perform an action for spiritual reasons. Meditating and engaging with the Father’s heart can happen while I am in the workshop, making something from wood, or on a walk in the countryside, or even lying in the sun and resting.

Gratitude and Thanksgiving

Rejoicing, gratitude, and thanksgiving express one’s attitude towards God simply for who He is. I love to thank Him—for all the wonderful things in my life, for the garden I tend, for the sunshine, and even for the rain that waters the ground. Such an attitude fosters fellowship and a sense of peace. I am at peace with myself and enjoy life. If the Father desires to show me something or guide me, I am available; He can do so whenever He wishes. Even while physically resting or sleeping, my spirit remains active, contributing to the present moment. God is present in everything, wherever I am or whatever I am doing. He wants us to enjoy life, not out of obligation or duty, but in gratitude and celebration of His creation. The joy of our spirit actively brings forth an appreciation of life in all its moments, allowing us to live with peace and purpose.

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376. Unlocking Abundant Life

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Misunderstanding and mistranslation

Isaiah 53 is a widely misunderstood and mistranslated passage. Often, the concept of the “suffering servant” has been used to support the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, suggesting that God punished Jesus. However, that was not the case; it was people who inflicted that suffering. Jesus frequently referenced the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Old Testament, which presents these scriptures differently. For example, in Isaiah 53:10, the traditional Hebrew text states it was the Lord’s will to “crush him with pain” by making his life a reparation offering. But in the Septuagint, it reads that it was the Lord’s will to “purify him” or “heal him of pain”—the pain we placed upon him. Therefore, Jesus did not die for our sins but rather because of our sins. The wages of sin led to death, and Jesus took on death to overcome it and bring life.

In the New Testament, Peter affirms that Jesus carried our sicknesses and went to the cross not only for our lost identity but also to deal with sickness. He addressed the consequences of sin that resulted in death, as “the wages of sin is death,” not punishment. This is relevant to the passage in Isaiah, which states that “by his scourging we are healed.” The scourging, or whipping, was not inflicted by God, but by people. This suffering enables us to be fully restored and healed. Reading Isaiah 52 alongside chapter 53 highlights the travesty of justice that Jesus endured, a profound injustice as an innocent person was punished by human hands, not by God. This passage, misinterpreted through the lens of penal substitution, truly reveals that God was not inflicting punishment on the suffering servant; rather, Jesus’ suffering was an act of injustice inflicted by others.

Continual communion with God

Years ago, I explored the Bible to understand its teachings on healing and health. I discovered that God is my healer, and Jesus’ actions on the cross made healing possible, allowing me to experience health and wholeness. Over time, I have come to see that I can be healed, live in health, and even transcend death itself. Jesus’ work on the cross means I am not just spiritually saved to reach heaven but can also live free from physical death. This realisation shapes my daily practice: I take communion, symbolically taking on the life of God, and receiving it as a cleansing and transformation. By living in communion, I partake in this life continually. Rivers of living water flow within me, providing health and wholeness from the Tree of Life.

I draw from this life force, a quantum field that God has created to sustain the entire universe, which in turn sustains me. I could see this as rivers of living water, light energy or spirit, reflecting my existence within an environment meant to be self-healing, self-restoring, and self-repairing. This aligns with God’s original design for the body, which should be able to restore and repair itself. However, because of death’s presence in the body, ageing results, disrupting its natural function. Ideally, the body would communicate within itself, signalling the immune system to identify areas needing repair, restoration, or replacement. This process operates within the mitochondria of the cells, yet that communication apparently slows down or fails to work as we get older. So, we need to make sure that our cells are communicating. I can communicate that to my body, and I can communicate with the cells of my body and remind my body of its immortal state. I can speak to my body in that way, live in that communion and fellowship of life and immortality, and live in that atmosphere. That will be my thoughts, my intentions aligned to God’s thoughts and intentions.

Transition

There are also things you can do to help with that. There is a liquid you can drink called ASEA, which actually restores the cell’s ability to repair themselves. You can also get a gel called Renew, which I have seen miraculously restore burns and do things very quickly, because it is designed to cause the body to self-repair and self-heal efficiently and effectively. Now, that is a transitionary thing until we can begin to think and function in health and immortality in our own thinking and begin to live in that environment where health, wholeness, life, and immortality are the norm.

Breathing in life

So, you know, I have had various stages along the way of realising that God desires me to live in health, that God desires me to be immortal, and to have that function. Therefore, I take on that life, so now every time I breathe, communion for me has gone from something I did to something that I now am. So I am in communion with life; I am partaking in life. When I breathe in, I am breathing in life, just as God breathed into Adam, and he became a living being. I am breathing in the life of God. I am living in rarefied air, if you like; I am breathing in life, breathing in energy, breathing in wholeness. That is the fellowship I live in—that is, in a sense, where I live in communion with life, and I have no communion or agreement with death, sickness, or disease. I know it takes time for this to become something we live in and not try to attain. This is my reality; this is the reality I live in.

Accidents

Now, of course, at times I have to focus that intention in my body, like when you mentioned accidents. I have had accidents. In fact, I had an accident this week in which I slipped on a slippery paving stone, went up in the air, came down, and my whole side landed on the edge of a railway sleeper and really hurt. Therefore, I am having to focus on basically apologising to my body for that accident. Although I could not say it was my fault, and I was not in any way careless, it was just slippery, and I did not realise. But I still engaged my body. Now, I am communicating with my body for the removal of the pain.

Now, pain, in a sense, is something that says something is wrong. So, at the moment, my ribs and all the way down my back are—well, my ribs are very, very sore, but I am working with my body for its restoration. But I have to be sensible. There are some things that I think, okay, I am going to push through this, and I am just going to ignore it, and I am going to get on with it. Then, there are times where I think, no, I need to rest now, I need to give my body time to repair and to restore itself and to repair the damage done to my ribs, intercostal muscles, and all around that area. So, I focus my intention on that area, and I begin to choose the reality that my body will come into a restored, repaired, healthy state. Sometimes it takes time; you can have a miracle in which all of the pain goes and all of the problem goes, or you can work with your body in your thinking and in your positive mental attitude in choosing restoration and choosing health and wholeness, and choosing the reality that you will come into a whole state.

Jesus healed in different ways

Jesus healed people in different ways. One of the words used for healing was “therapeuo,” which is where we get “therapy” from, and that indicates a process. So, sometimes there is a process, sometimes it is instant. Obviously, we would all prefer it to be instant, but sometimes we have to work through the process, coming to agreement. Yes, I have done court cases and things with my body years ago, apologised, and did all that, so that my body would have no offence against me, and therefore, my body would be working in cooperation with me because I am one—body, soul, and spirit. I am one, you know.

Abundant life

But it is a process and a matter of thinking and realising that what he did on the cross was to bring me into the wholeness of life. What happened on the cross was an injustice because he did not deserve to go to the cross, and God did not do any of that to him on the cross; man did. But he was representing man and taking man’s desire for punishment, and thereby brought about the resurrection and overcame death. Therefore, to overcome death, you have to overcome sickness, and he overcame sickness so that we could live in the abundance of life.

So, I would encourage you to continue with communion. See communion as a state of being, so that with every breath you take, you are receiving life, energy, health, and wholeness. Just see that begin to bring about the changes in your physical body to align with the truth of Him actually taking on all the associations of death and giving us abundant life.

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374. Aligning with God’s Heart in Co-creating

Mike Parsons

Aligning with God’s Heart and Purpose

When it comes to framing or co-creating, the key is aligning yourself with God’s heart and purpose. This is not something you can do by your own strength or for your own ends; it must be rooted in God’s intentions. Intimacy with the Father is essential. Understanding the Father’s heart—whether through personal direction or what you might call a ‘heart-to-heart’ infusion—enables you to align yourself with His will. Once you know you are in sync with God’s heart, you can then begin to frame your life accordingly.

Framing your life involves nurturing or ‘brooding’ over what you want to bring into existence. Just as a hen sits on her eggs until they hatch, you must incubate your intentions. If you are double-minded, it will not work. You are effectively creating a reality where light and the enabling power of God respond to your expectations, collapsing a wave function to bring that reality into being. It is crucial that you observe and speak as though this reality has already occurred. As God calls things into existence, so too must you align your words and authority with His, speaking with conviction and faith.

Brooding

The process of framing often starts with God’s promises. If you are seeking first the Kingdom, you can confidently expect those promises to be fulfilled. This means framing your life around expectation, calling forth God’s protection, provision, and direction for each day. You are not merely wishing for things; you are living from the expectation that you will have everything you need, with an abundance for every good work.

This framing process creates an atmosphere around your life that draws in the reality of God’s promises. However, it cannot be done out of anxiety, fear, or worry. You must be in a state of rest, characterised by contentment, peace, and joy, with an attitude of thanksgiving and gratitude. Even before you receive what you are calling into existence, you must live as if it is already yours. Gratitude and thanksgiving are vital components of this process because they reinforce your faith that what you are framing is already a reality.

Speaking with Authority

When co-creating, whether calling forth new realities or framing promises around your life, you need clarity. You cannot randomly decide to create something—like calling 15 angels into being—without knowing that you have permission to do so. As a son of God, once you know you have that permission, you can call things into existence that did not previously exist. For example, I have created guardians after receiving permission from the Father, brooding over the intention until I knew it was aligned with God’s heart. Once I had that assurance, I spoke with the voice of God and the guardians manifested. There was no doubt or double-mindedness, just a clear understanding that I was acting with God’s authority.

Intimacy and Rest

Framing your life around God’s promises begins with intimacy and rest. Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing, and we are called to operate in the same way. This is not about manipulation or control; it is about aligning your life with God’s purposes and seeking to bless others. You cannot use this process to manipulate people or situations to your advantage. Instead, you can call forth opportunities to bless others or to meet people you can help. It is a process rooted in love, aimed at bringing out the best for yourself and others.

Expect that there will be a process involved. Jesus said that when you pray, believe you have received, and you will receive. This means living in an attitude of thanksgiving, gratitude, and contentment, trusting that what you are framing will manifest in time. Some things may happen instantly, while others may take longer. It is important to avoid negative thoughts or speech that could undermine what you are working towards. Stay positive, remain at rest, and keep your focus on your intimacy with the Father.

Ultimately, you can frame your life according to your destiny and identity as a son of God. This involves calling forth the wisdom, insight, resources, and everything else you need to fulfil your God-given purpose. By framing your life in this way, you can live with the expectation that everything necessary for your journey will be available to you.

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373. Salvation is NOT ‘Going to Heaven When You Die’

Mike Parsons

Wholeness Now

Salvation is not about “going to heaven after death.” Surprisingly, the words “saved” and “heaven” never appear together in the Bible. Salvation means restoration to wholeness in the present, not something that happens after death. The idea of being “promoted to heaven” or “crossing the Jordan” is part of a religious system that has promoted a mistaken tradition.

Salvation is about experiencing wholeness here and now, bringing us into the true identity of who we are. If you have been indoctrinated to think that your salvation depends on your efforts in any way, you will remain stuck in trying to secure it. This was my experience, coming from an evangelical background, where salvation seemed to depend on my ability to trust God, my faith, or what I did in asking God into my life.

Rather than realising what had already been accomplished, I viewed salvation as an ongoing effort—trying to be good enough and acceptable to God through practices like reading the Bible, praying every day, witnessing, and fulfilling the perceived requirements of being a “good Christian.” But who said we were supposed to do those things? Jesus did not—the church did. Deconstruction is the process of removing that indoctrination and replacing it with truth, renewing and transforming our minds.

All of humanity is included

Even if someone does not believe they are saved, they still are; they just do not believe it yet. This is the truth: all of humanity is included in what the Father already accomplished through Jesus to forgive, redeem, and reconcile us to himself. The work is finished, and everyone has been declared righteous, justified, and forgiven. Whether or not someone believes this truth, it remains the truth.

The New Covenant was made between the Father and the Son and included all of humanity. Teaching that we must make a free will decision to be included is ‘a church-invented heresy’, as Don Keithley says. “Our free will decision is simply to accept what has already happened, to realise that we are already included—not to make it happen. If Jesus included the doubter, Thomas, the denier, Peter, and the traitor, Judas, I seriously doubt anyone is excluded from his work today.”

No one is excluded from what Jesus came to do and to finish. He came to take away the sin—the lost identity—of the world, not just a few people but the whole world, and every person in it. What we believe about God does not define him, and our doctrines do not even define us, though they often label us. Many of us have been labelled by what we believe, whether Baptist, Charismatic, Pentecostal, Anglican, or any other denomination. But God knows the truth about us, and what he knows, demonstrated in Christ, is what defines us.

Equal Value

Jesus is what God believes about us. The love God has for his Son, Jesus, is the same love He has for us. When we are reconciled to God, it is important to understand that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself. The term ‘world’ here is the Greek word kosmos, and ‘reconciliation’ in this sense is an accounting term. The debit and credit must balance.

The value we hold for God is the same value God holds for Jesus. This is a profound truth: we are of equal value to God as Jesus. Understanding this is key to grasping the fullness of our identity and value in the eyes of God.

The truth that sets us free

Adam’s choice to walk independently of God did not change the nature of God the Father. God still desires a relationship with us, just as he did with Adam. The Father still longs to walk with us in the garden, to restore that relationship. We need to see that this relationship can be restored, and this realisation is an essential part of our journey.

Deconstruction takes different forms. Some people reject the conditional love taught by religion and walk away from organised faith, while others discover unconditional love outside of religion. God is love, and this is a fundamental truth. However, God does not deconstruct us by focusing on the lies we believe, but by revealing the truth that sets us free. This process renews our minds to the truth, and in doing so, those false beliefs naturally fall away.

The truth we know through experience will set us free. So let us focus on positive solutions, not negative problems. Do not try to deconstruct your beliefs with the same thinking that created them. Instead, allow God to encounter you in such a way that it changes what you believe, leading to a transformation based on truth, not on doctrine.

The ‘Second Coming’

Many Christians are still waiting for the second coming of Jesus. However, as I have discussed before, the ‘second coming’ already happened, in AD 70. This means that many are looking for the wrong event. Creation does not recognise Christians waiting to be rescued; it recognises sons and daughters who are living out the truth. Religion has deeply ingrained in us a fear of the future—the fear of tribulation, of the rapture, of trouble to come.

But we do not not need to fear the future. The Spirit of Truth was given so that we, as sons and daughters, might shape the future. Fear never comes from God, and perfect love casts out fear. Therefore, let’s ensure we are not operating out of fear, worrying about what might happen tomorrow, but instead live in the blessing and provision of today. There is no ‘Great Tribulation’ on the horizon. There may be personal tribulations, but God will be with us through them. The biblical ‘Great Tribulation’ was the end of the old age, the age of the old covenant, and it has already passed.

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