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When Heaven Meets Earth: Your Spiritual Power Revealed Copyright 2011 by Sandra Lugo Published by Live Inspired Publishing Editing by Roger D. Smith Scripture quotations are taken from the following versions: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com Scriptures quoted from The Holy Bible, King James Version, public domain All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed Attention: Permissions Coordinator, at the address below. ISBN 0-9844110-9-77 Live Inspired Publishing (A Division of TPC) 1061 Main Street PMB104 Peekskill, NY 10566

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WHEN HEAVEN MEETS EARTH: Your Spiritual Power Revealed SANDRA LUGO
Live Inspired Publishing NEW YORK

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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. Neil Armstrong

L I V E W I T H S PI R I T UA L A UT H O R I T Y From every culture across the globe throughout history and in particular biblical history, events of heaven meeting earth have been recorded. From as early as Adam hearing God walking in the cool of the day to Ezekiel being snatched by his hair to heaven; divine visitations, spiritual journeys, extraordinary visions and peculiar happenings are documented on the pages of time. Throughout time and generations past there have been and still is great fascination and great fear with the spirit world. The phrase "spirit world" incites a variety of feelings in different people. The obsession with the spirit world floods our movie theatres, television sets and bookstores. How much of the spirit world do we understand? That phrase, "the spirit world" is a very vague term. While we are earth dwellers, we ask, "Is there a spirit world?" "If there is a spirit world, how can human beings know for sure?" "If there is a dual universe, how do we experience the spirit world?"

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Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Hebrews 11:3

LIVE WITH SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

Everything that has substance, essence and material structure is made up of invisible substance. Water being visible is made up of two elements that are invisible; hydrogen and oxygen. Our inability to see these two elements with the naked eye does not destroy the fact that they exist. The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study. Kenneth L. Pike The eye that is willing to see deeper by way of modern technology is able to see that hydrogen and oxygen are present. Our natural world; the visible world is made up of invisible elements. To successfully operate in the natural realm, we must understand the laws that govern it. The laws of nature though invisible to us are presently operating whether we are aware of it or not. Living on the earth requires us to operate within what is seen and what is not seen.

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And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and laid down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. ~Genesis 28:11

L I V E W I T H S PI R I T UA L PE R C E PT I O N There is absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt a place where heaven and earth meets. There is a place that transcends the physical that abides in the invisible; parallel to the visible. We call this realm "the realm of the spirit" or "the spirit world". As intellectual beings, it's very easy to deny what cannot be seen, touched, smelled, tasted and heard. Yet, denial based on sensory perception is neither intelligent nor factual. A world of microscopic life forms was unknown until science assisted humans to elevate their ability to see beyond the five-sense realm. What we believe in our human understanding of spiritual things is a minute fraction of what is to be known and what must be known. Expansion of the mind is required if we desire our theology to meet God's reality.

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The spirit realm is the place of true habitation. It is not where we visit, it is where we abide. The door is always open though it is not often seen. Spirit is not known and experienced in the realm of the senses because the senses belong to the natural world. No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. Helen Keller

LI V E W I T H SE LF K N O W LE D G E You are not the sum total of your physical body. There are levels and dimensions to your existence. Even as the natural world is made up of invisible components, you also are made up of invisible components. These invisible elements make up an integral part of your being. To neglect the most essential part of you is to neglect what makes you who and what you are. The part of you that you call "self" is made up of "spirit". Spirit is what sparks your life and sustains your life. Spirit encompasses your breath, your mind and your soul. Spirit is the throne of your consciousness from which the seat of your mental, intellectual and emotional powers reside. Spirit defines your aptitude and your altitude. It is the source of your strength and true identity.

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The deepest part of you which is spirit lives without time, without boundaries and without impossibilities. From the deep place comes dreams, aspirations and miracles. Your spirit believes the impossible and thrives on the possibility of all it imagines. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders. Ben Stein

B E LI E V E I N Y O U R T R UE SE L F As a natural creature, your body is subject to time, disease and decay. As a spiritual being, your spirit is eternal and indestructible. Great are the things you can accomplish when you discover the greatness of your divine design. The impossible becomes possible when you rid yourself of doubt. The inconceivable is conceivable when you rid yourself of unbelief. The insurmountable becomes attainable when you free yourself of fear. Jesus said unto him, If thou can believe, all things are possible to him that believes. Mark 9:23 You are an extraordinary being. Don't allow your unbelief to hinder you from be-ing; being all you can be.

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So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27

B E LI E V E I N Y O U R T R UE SE L F Your spirit longs to know spiritual things. You; created in the image and likeness of God are filled with the life of God, the essence of God and the substance of God. Possibilities are defined by the unlimitedness of the image you were created in. You were created with the fabric of the Divine. The more you get to know God, the more you will discover yourself in Him. For nothing is impossible with God. Luke 1:38 The word "impossible" is not in God's vocabulary and it should not be in yours. You are not a fragile creature doomed to the fate of the wind. On the contrary, you are a creature of divine design destined towards great heights. Hidden beneath your human frame is a power that can harness the power of the sun. Supernatural power resides in you. Dare to believe and exercise your true spiritual abilities. There is no circumstance you cannot overcome. There is no fight you cannot defeat.

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The atom is an invisible thing but when split causes great visible destruction. The force that is created from within the atom is dormant but when provoked demolishes everything for miles. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

S PI R I T UA L P O W E R R E SI D E S I N Y O U Hidden beneath unbelief, fear and doubt lays the power that ignites miracles. Unmentionable possibilities are right now in you. Right now there is great power waiting to be unleashed. This power is inside of you not outside of you. This power is released by faith. You will never use what you don't believe in. I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18 Like the car that requires the key to turn on the engine, your faith turns on your spiritual power. But, you don't stop there. You must press the gas pedal if you want to move. It's not enough to have faith; you must now use the power of the spoken word. You must speak what it is you believe. When you speak from the place of full assurance that does not waver; you will see what you hoped for materialize. You are a spiritual being able to affect the natural world. From the natural realm, the spiritual realm hears and responds.

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Heaven has its ears positioned towards you. When you believe in your natural experience in that which is spiritual; the spiritual will deliver in your natural sphere that which you expect. The kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21

BELIEVE FROM YOUR SPIRITUAL BASE

Spiritual power is released through the revelation of selfperception. What you perceive, you believe. What you believe has the potential to release what it contains. If you believe in defeat, defeat is what you will receive. Expectation is governed by what is contained in the thing you believe in. If what you believe is true and not false or fabricated; the true thing allows you to receive what is hidden within it. A treasure chest filled with precious jewels is available to the one that knows where it is located. Once located, the contents of the treasure chest are obtained by the one that can open it. Such is the way of the spirit. Such is the way of spiritual power. You must live from your spiritual base. Your roots are in God. Your source of power is released from the place it abides in. Eternity lives within you. Eternity includes the unlimited, the undeniable and the indestructible. Your power source is not outside of you; your power source is within you. Whenever you seek outside of yourself; you will be faced with lack because all that you need has been deposited within you. You must dig through what clouds your mind and what clogs your heart to find your way back home; home to your spiritual base.

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Power is what every living creature exercises to some degree. Power exerts energy and requires some type of control. Power doesn't move or act on its own volition. Power is a force that is directed. Now to him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than all we ask or think according to his power that works within us. Ephesians 3:20

L I V E W I T H S PI R I T UA L PO W E R Ability is birthed out of possibility. Your abilities are defined by what God deems possible. Because you were created in the image of the One who believes nothing is impossible; you have extraordinary power to accomplish extraordinary things. Your greatest moments are yet to be lived. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. Matthew 21:21

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The greatest of inventions comes from within the mind of the one who invents it. The greatest of physical strength comes from within the body that exudes it. The greatest of songs comes from within the one that sings it. I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

B E L I E V E W I T H Y O UR S PI R I T Your existence is not by chance. You are not a mistake. You are not a victim of circumstance. You are a masterpiece crafted by the hand of God Divine. God has created you with reason and with purpose. God has designed you with intellect and power. You have the power to break through every negative circumstance. You don't have to go far for the wisdom that can break through your incapabilities and insecurities. In the deep place you can connect to the source of all knowledge and all power for the answers you need. Divine strategies are within reach. Strategic solutions are not far from you. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6

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So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. ~Genesis 1:27-28

UN LE A SH Y O UR P O W E R To be created in the image and likeness of God means that you share God's DNA. What you can do is only limited by what you believe. You have been designed to live a productive, prosperous and purposeful life. Like the elephant, we are unconscious of our own strength. When it comes to understanding the power we have to make a difference in our own lives, we might as well be asleep. If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up. Wake up to your own strength. Wake up to the role you play in your own destiny. Wake up to the power you have to choose what you think, do, and say. ~ Keith Ellis

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Your spiritual makeup is equipped with the power you need to live the life you were born to have. Wake up to your true spiritual identity. Wake up to your power. You are more than who and what you see in the mirror. You are greater than your accomplishments and stronger than your defeats. A journey of self-discovery will reveal your unique greatness. This journey will not only empower you but also transform you. A return to your spiritual roots will lead you beyond religious tradition to the very gate and portal of God. In this secret place, God will reveal the fountain of youth, the power of eternity and the wisdom of heaven.
STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR POWER SOURCE

The greatest of prophets points to the road that leads to the abundant life. Jesus said, "I have come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." This is not to be interpreted to mean a religious life. Jesus revealed in his own persona the power of human potential. As a teacher, Jesus provided and still provides instruction on the deeper life. An exciting adventure awaits all who dare to believe that life, as we know it is full of glorious possibilities. This moment marks new beginnings ahead. Live your life to the fullest. Live it with power. Live it with purpose.

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W O RD S T O LI V E B Y

Mystery creates wonder and wonder the basis of man's desire to understand. ~Neil Armstrong Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ~Hebrews 11:3 The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study. ~Kenneth L. Pike And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and laid down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. ~Genesis 28:11 No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. ~Helen Keller So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. ~Genesis 1:27 For nothing is impossible with God. ~Luke 1:38 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~Hebrews 11:1 I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. ~Matthew 18:18 The kingdom of God is within you. ~Luke 17:21 Now to him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than all we ask or think according to his power that works within us. ~Ephesians 3:20

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The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders. ~Ben Stein Jesus said unto him, If thou can believe, all things are possible to him that believes. ~Mark 9:23 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. ~Matthew 21:21 I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. ~Psalm 139:14 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. ~Matthew 6:6 So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. ~Genesis 1:27-28 Like the elephant, we are unconscious of our own strength. When it comes to understanding the power we have to make a difference in our own lives, we might as well be asleep. If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up. Wake up to your own strength. Wake up to the role you play in your own destiny. Wake up to the power you have to choose what you think, do, and say. ~Keith Ellis

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S PI R I T UA L K E Y S

Live with Spiritual Authority Live with Spiritual Understanding Live with Spiritual Perception Live with Self Knowledge Believe in Your True Self Believe in Your Spiritual Self Spiritual Power Resides in You Live from Your Spiritual Base Live with Spiritual Power Believe with Your Spirit Unleash Your Power Stay Connected to Your Spiritual Base

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SANDRA LUGO is internationally known as a dynamic, motivational speaker and author. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Prophetic Center with a global outreach that stretches across national borders and religious denominations. Personal empowerment and spiritual enrichment are the signature marks upon the lives of those she touches through her books, audios and public events. Through her sharp prophetic gift; people and communities worldwide are being changed, strengthened and motivated towards success and greatness. Learn more: www.propheticcenter.net MORE BY SANDRA LUGO Live Inspired! Devotional Moments received via Email DNA: Destiny Navigated Arrived, CD Series

"This moment marks new beginnings ahead. Live your life to the fullest. Live it with power. Live it with purpose."

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