The secret every human being is looking for is found in the New Testament book of Colossians.
Colossians 1:27 (NLT)
For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
The secret to abundant living starts with this: Christ lives in you. Christ lives in you in the person of the Holy Spirit. This means you are a limitless individual. Once you embrace the fact that Christ lives in you, you are on your way to believing that you are a limitless individual. Once you believe you are a limitless individual, you are on your way to discovering the secret to abundant living.
The fact that Christ lives in you is the proof that you can live an abundant life. The reason you can do the works of Jesus is because Christ lives in you. (See John 14:12) If Christ lives in you in the person of the Holy Spirit, then you can express the divine nature the same way that Jesus did. This gives you the assurance of sharing His glory.
Glory can be defined as the character and ways of God as exhibited through Christ to and through believers. This is another way to say that you can express the divine nature because Christ lives in you. Character refers to the presence of God. Ways refers to the power of God. The glory of God is the manifestation of the presence and power of God. The presence and power of God show up in your life when you express the divine nature. God wants to manifest Himself (both His character and His ways) through you; therefore, the glory of God is the manifestation of the character and ways of God in your life. Expressing the divine nature will always include a manifestation of the character and ways of God.
The secret to abundant living is expressing the divine nature, and you can live an abundant life because you can express the divine nature!
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