Summary of "How to Walk by the Spirit (2021) - Session 9"

Summary — core message

Mark Virkler teaches practical, repeatable ways to grow strong in spirit and to release supernatural (kingdom) miracles by intentionally filling the five spiritual senses. He emphasizes a balanced daily practice that combines Bible truth (the Word) and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit (the flow), and gives concrete practices (prayer, meditation, confession, journaling, obedience) that lead to greater faith, power, and fruitfulness.

“Build yourselves up in your most holy faith.” (Jude 20) — cultivate and strengthen faith through ongoing spiritual practice.

Key wellness / self-care / productivity strategies

Build faith daily
- Cultivate and strengthen faith through ongoing spiritual practice (see Jude 20).
Combine Word + Spirit (the two oars)
- Study and meditate on Scripture (biblical literacy + revelation).
- Practice Spirit-led prayer (praying in tongues and tuning to flowing thoughts/pictures).
- Avoid being word-only or spirit-only; use both together for steady progress.
Prayer practices
- Pray in tongues (“praying with the spirit”) to build the spirit (1 Cor 14).
- Pray “in the spirit” (flow): allow impressions, visions, and phrases to form the prayer.
- Be filled with the Spirit and “speak to yourselves” in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs (Eph. 5:18–20) for internal worship and thanksgiving.
Meditation and revelation
- Meditate day and night on Scripture (Psalm 1): picture, ponder, and speak the Word.
- Journal to capture rhema words, visions, impressions and the Spirit’s corrections.
Train spiritual senses by practice
- Cultivate awareness of flowing thoughts, pictures, emotions, and learn to respond.
- Hebrews 5:14: spiritual maturity comes through repeated practice that trains senses.
Confession and speaking life
- Speak life over yourself; confess kingdom truth (health, provision) rather than fear.
- Use the inner will to purpose and the voice to declare faith before visible proof (Abraham as an example).
Act in simple, obedient faith
- Move from hearing/seeing/pondering to speaking and acting. Immediate obedience releases promise.
Physical and spiritual exercise
- Maintain bodily fitness (it “profits a little” and keeps you functional).
- Prioritize spiritual exercises (meditation, tongues, worship, communion) for present and eternal benefit.
Maintain love, hope, and joy
- Stay “in the love of God”; cultivate joy and thanksgiving as default postures.
Practices to stay relaxed and receptive
- Smile, don’t take yourself too seriously; ask Jesus for input and practice seeing Jesus at your right hand.
- If you haven’t heard from God, refrain from offering quick opinions — journal and wait for clarity.

Five-sense methodology for releasing miracles (stepwise)

Inner ear (rhema word)
- Receive a specific spoken word from God about the situation.
Inner eyes (vision)
- Receive a picture or vision that makes the promise vivid.
- Conception happens when ear + eye are filled.
Inner mind (pondering)
- Meditate and process the rhema and the vision; cultivate belief rather than rehearsing negative accusations.
Inner will / speaking (confession)
- Purposefully declare what God has spoken (confess the promised reality).
Inner emotions / action
- Let affections move you to obedient action (do what God directs).
Result
- When all five spiritual senses are filled with God’s input (not fear/demonic images), the spiritual creative capacity births kingdom miracles (illustrated by Abraham’s story).

Practical journaling and application steps

Journal daily to capture:
- Rhema words and visions from God for life areas (health, family/marriage, finances, work/ministry).
- How you are pondering, confessing, and acting on those revelations.
Short suggested exercise
- Spend 4–5 days, each focused on one area (health, finance, marriage, calling).
- Ask God for His dreams, then ponder, speak, and obey what He gives.
Use regular confession statements that reflect what you see in the spirit and what God has told you.
When tempted by negative pictures or fears, deliberately replace them with God-given pictures and confessions.

Pitfalls to avoid

Allowing fear, unbelief, or demonic images to fill the five spiritual senses — this births negative outcomes.
Relying only on intellect or “your two cents” instead of seeking God’s rhema and vision.
Speaking death (negative confessions) over yourself — this creates prisons you live in.
Ignoring obedience or delaying action when God gives a rhema and clear instruction.

Scriptural anchors referenced

Luke 2:40 — grow strong in spirit
Jude 1:20 — build up in holy faith
1 Corinthians 14 — praying in tongues / spirit praying
Ephesians 5:18–20 — be filled with the Spirit; speak to yourselves
Psalm 1 — meditation on the Law
Hebrews 5:14 — practice trains the senses
Romans 4 and Genesis 12–21 — Abraham’s hearing, vision, pondering, speaking, acting; Isaac’s birth
Deuteronomy 8 — God’s provision / prosperity principles