Victorious Christian Living Teaching Series
Ready & Willing
This Study in Victorious Christian Living investigates the foundation of an advantageous attitude that springs from a genuine and vital spiritual relationship with God. We will see five activities that the Word identifies as springing from a proper attitude and approach to life.
We will see the importance of:
- Prayer and Praise
- Reading the Scriptures
- Speaking the Word of God to Others
- Giving of our Abundance
- Fellowshipping with like minded believers.
We'll come to see these five activities as believers' vital signs. Just as our pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and rate of respiration are usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of the person's general physical condition. The five essentials that prothumos identifies for us will give us an evaluation of a believer's general spiritual renewed mind wellbeing.
The Greek word prothumos is the key to unlock God's heart on these activities. It shows ardent desire, and in the nine occurrences of the words in the prothumos word family we will find five direct actions that should become a part of our temperament as a believer. This state of mind is not a physical feeling, although it may incite emotional responses. It's not simply knowledge of something, although a knowledge of the truth certainly contributes to it.
Prothumos shows a predisposition, an inclination, to respond in certain manners. Just like a basketball is predisposed to roll and bounce by its design and production, we can predispose ourselves to respond as we choose by controlling our attitudes. What are we predisposed to do, now? How does God want us predisposed to act? If you think God may have some suggestions as to what He thinks we ought to be ready and willing to do, you would be right.