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No Longer I but He Who Lives in Me, Zion Teja

I am so grateful to the Lord for giving me an opportunity to join the FTTA (Full-Time Training in Anaheim). Firstly, I would like to give a little background of my Christian life before I came to the FTTA. I got baptized July 31, 1989. Since then, I became one of His lovers on this earth. I began to pursue Him through reading the Bible and some ministry books, especially those written by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. I really thank the Lord that through reading their books I have been helped in experiencing the Lord personally and intimately as the divine life (1 John 5:12). As time passed, I began to feel that I needed to go to the Full-Time Training to give more ground for the Lord to work Himself into me.

Secondly, I would like to share about my experience in the Full-Time Training. So far, I am really bothered by my disposition, realizing that I am not patient. For example, when someone tries to interrupt my daily schedule automatically there is a strong reaction within me. I try to be patient by saying to myself, “a Christian should be patient.” After a period of time, I just blow up. I cannot do it; I cannot stand it anymore and my patience is exhausted. But, praise the Lord, lately I have begun to realize that even though the Lord has saved me, I still have my “old man” (Galatians 2:20). And this old man has to be put on the cross day by day. The only way to do it is by turning to my human spirit. God is Sprit (John 4:24). He is in my spirit. When I turn to my spirit, I put myself on the cross and the Lord infuses me with His resurrection life. Hallelujah, I do not do anything, but He does everything.

Day by day I just turn to my spirit to live one living with Him. It is no longer I, but He who lives in me. Amen.

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