I believe that maturity involves knowing how to present both our logical faculties and our visionary faculties to the Holy Spirit to be used by Him. The results are Spirit-led reasoning and godly imagination, visions, and dreams. Mark Virkler

God wants to communicate through the eyes of our heart, giving us dreams, visions, and godly imagination, but first we must recognize this sense within us and the importance it can have as we present it to be used by Him. Mark Virkler

We are supposed to be people full of faith and abundant life. But instead, too many are full of neurotic fear and poverty and are ruled over by the heathen. Mark Virkler

Becoming still is an art to be learned, especially for those of the Western culture who are always on the go. However, our communion with the Lord must begin here. Mark Virkler

Second, we must learn to quiet our inner being—all those voices and thoughts within us that are calling for our attention. Until they are quieted, we most likely will not hear His voice. Mark Virkler

Often we miss the importance of quieting ourselves when we approach God. Our lives are such a rush; we just run up to God, blurt out our prayers, and rush away again. I am convinced we will never enter the realm of the Spirit that way. Mark Virkler

All our praying is to be in the Spirit (inspired, guided, energized, and sustained by the Holy Spirit), otherwise, we are praying in the flesh (see Eph. 6:18). Some of our praying is to be with the Spirit, which is in tongues and some is to be with the mind, which is in our native language (see 1 Cor. 14:14-15). Mark Virkler

When testing your journaling, always ask yourself, “When I wrote this, were my eyes fixed on Jesus?” Mark Virkler

When I come to the Lord in prayer, I am to be a living sacrifice. I must lay down my will and be totally sold out to God’s will concerning the issue about which I am praying. If that is not my mindset, I should pray for God to form that attitude within me before I begin praying about the issue at hand. Mark Virkler