The Mothers Of Nations Podcast

"[...] As a believer in Christ, you either live in the awareness of what is effectually at work in you, which is what has been wrought in the finished work of Christ or you live based on external information…" Every believer is a minister, to WITNESS the things seen in Christ. Seeing here refers to our perception, which is the opening of the faculty of the mind to come to the awareness of what is already GIVEN to the believer. Your perception of self has consequences on your perception of Christ because we hear the Gospel the way we are. To perceive ourselves accurately as Christ sees us: glorified in Him, requires that we undergo a radical transformation from within to turn from darkness; the ignorance of the Divine to LIGHT. Perception is therefore an activity of the spirit. After the resurrection, we do not see things the way they seem to be, but we see them the way Christ has revealed them to be. The PURPOSE of what Christ has accomplished is that we should receive the revelation of Christ (who He is and who we are in Him), and be the representative of what we have received of Him as revelation.In this podcast episode, we are re-appraising the goodness of God and the perfection of the work in Christ. We see ourselves in Him, and no longer live as ourselves but we live as Christ because Christ lives His life in us. Enjoy and rediscover what it means to be crucified with Christ.

"[...] Leadings and perceptions has to do with the working of God in our own desires. Being led implies that you are directed, instructed, guided by another…" Those who RECEIVE instructions, ACCEPT directions and guidance are Sons of God. Mature Sons of God are those who live not in a manner that serves their carnal desires which only leads to being spiritually asleep, but they live guided  by the right motives, the right ways, by those things that have to do with God's lifestyle. They are awakened to all things that pertain to life and godliness which is Christ. The word “lead” means to be conducted, to be guided, to be instructed. It excludes any form of stagnation or passivity, but it implies that we move from our state of comfort, a place of acting from our own way of thinking or from the wisdom of the world to the place where we are instructed by the ways of the Lord. The word “Instruction” relates to the cultivation of our mind by the Holy Spirit to achieve the purpose of God.  Leadings and perceptions start by us examining for ourselves if what comes out of our heart is in the Faith, if we are thinking in the Son.  It requires a certain level of maturity  to yield to instruction and accept direction. It requires discipline to quiet  one’s own mind, voice and intentions to LISTEN to God's intention. To receive His intention, our minds need to be ready to yield to hear Him and walk before Him. Leading and perception starts by examining for ourselves if what comes out of our heart is in the FAITH, is circumscribed by the purpose of God, is focused on God’s own way of seeing. We cannot speak about leadings and perceptions without examining for ourselves to see and acknowledge that we are in the Faith and not about the faith.    In this Podcast Episode, Dr Annie Smith reminds us that God wants to quicken and sharpen our hearing and understanding so we receive wisdom by His Spirit and live fruitful lives. Get ready to be renewed as you heed to this Word of Life.

"[...] The man of God has taught us about the threefold cord of prosperity. And this cord is not based on anything monetary nor material…"This statement is not surprising because the value of a thing does not depend on the thing itself but on the quantity and quality of joy it brings into one's life. If someone spends his life, accumulating wealth in a bank account or acquiring for himself material assets, he is the poorest man on earth because he never enjoys these external resources. Prosperity is therefore about what we ENJOY and not about material things.  And if prosperity is all about what we enjoy then the resources that are meant to be enjoyed are IN US; WITHIN our spirit man. Until what we have is converted and put into the plan of God, we will live our whole lives without ever BEING joyful or finding our true fulfilment.  This is because any monetary value that is not attached to the joy that we have in our heart, which converts it into something permanent and coherent, has no value.  Understanding God's plan and walking in it, brings a never-ending joy that makes the whole course of our life enjoyable. Proverbs 10: 22 (AMP) says that "The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches, And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God]."  This implies that RICHES come from the blessing of the Lord,  not from something we work for day and night, nor from something we try to build ourselves. The Father Himself adds nothing sorrowful to what the blessing has brought in our lives, but He sustains and backs up  what the blessing has covered in our lives. In this excerpt, Dr Annie Smith reminds us that once we understand that it is blessing that causes the OVERFLOW of resources in our lives, we can make the most of it in furthering the Father's plan for His creation. 

"[...] Every believer is a saint, every saint is a minister... We are made sons of God once, we are sanctified once, we are made His righteousness once, but we undergo the process of being made a minister."A steward is one who administrates  the mystery revealed. The word "administration" comes from the Greek word "Oikonomos" and it speaks of an economy; the manner in which resources are distributed for the functioning of a government. Paul explains this term "administration" in Colossians 1 as a dispensation of the mystery.  TO BE an administrator of the mystery, one is to UNDERSTAND some key cardinal points highlighted in the following writings of Paul to the Ephesians: "For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the [a] dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,"  Ephesians 3:1-3 NKJVWhen Paul says that he was made a prisoner of Christ, he is speaking about his unwavering commitment to take quality time to explain the mystery revealed everywhere he went so that all Men come to the understanding  of that which was PROVIDED in Christ. Paul's entire life, mandate, message, and race was to minister Christ to the Gentiles. He understood the benefits that come with the Gospel which are hope and peace. The Hope of the Gospel is a manner of living that SUPERSEDES the five physical senses. As long as our life on this physical sphere is still dictated by our five physical senses, we won't EXPERIENCE the benefits  that come with the Gospel, nor the untold experience in terms of expressing Christ  to others.  In this Podcast episode, Dr Annie Smith reminds us of our sonship vocation which is to reveal the Son in us. To be made a minister requires a predisposition of the heart to learn by experience what it means to be a prisoner of Christ in this dispensation of the grace of God. In our maturing process in the understanding of the mystery revealed in the saints, we learn that the liberty that we obtain from Christ comes with responsibility and the rendering of account so much so that our lives can no longer be led according to our needs or physical senses. 

" I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all [a] utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed [b] in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."  1 Corinthians 1:4-8 (NKJV)A testimony is interpreted by many as an experience of a thing, place, or person; an account that is given in a court of law. This subjective understanding leads to God being presented as the God of our experiences whereas HE IS not.  The testimony of Christ  in our lives is not related to our experiences with the gospel. To believe so, will imply that God is only God because of His dealings in our lives. What makes His testimony perfect  through the mouth of an imperfect Man is when we see Him as the ULTIMATE such that our witness of Him is no longer based on personal experiences. The testimony of Christ is related to our encounter with His person. In Him, we have received everything that we could ever testify about and these things are found inwardly.  Paul speaks about the testimony of Christ as being our PERSUASION of His work in us.  It is what God thinks of Christ and what He thinks of us because the work of Christ. God confirms  Christ's testimony in us and when we BECOME persuaded of this confirmation, we have the confirmation of God about us.  His testimony clothes us with ALL riches, in all utterance and knowledge. Our testimony is derived from Christ, He is our assurance. In this excerpt, Dr. Annie Smith reminds us of the testimony of Christ in us which enriches us with a consistent readiness of speech when we live, persuaded of the perfection of His work in us. This insight gives us practical steps to always walk victoriously irrespective of temporary feelings and situations in our lives.

"[...] Rejoice always! There is a level of joy that does not come in response to something nor an instruction and that is when we rejoice because of the understanding of the atonement..."Apostle Paul speaks of a joy that is related to a knowledge: the understanding of the reason WHY  Christ died; not just knowing the fruits and benefits of His death. In the incarnation, God the Son took the soul and body of the man Jesus Christ and by so doing He took on our soul and anything that may want to diminish the quality of our lives. At the cross, He took on everything that was wrong with Man. The EXPERIENCE of the atonement is related to the exchange of Christ taking upon Himself our souls and bodies, and transferring to us His own soul and body. He became one with us. He removed our illusion of separation with God. Our perfection is now totally dependent on our UNION with the perfect One - This was the reason for the atonement and we are to identify with Christ's death. Reflecting and meditating upon this knowledge gives us a sufficient reason to walk in joy. The atonement is a whole school of life and that is why Paul says REJOICE always because of the understanding of what has happened in the one man Christ which lead to our union with God so we experience the perfect one in this life. The life of Christ is experienced in our soul from His spirit and this requires our recognition. We are saved by His life continually and we rejoice in Him. In this episode, Dr. Annie Smith reminds us of our unbreakable, immutable union with Christ. This is done through the atonement, which goes far beyond the forgiveness of sins; it is a question of our complete reconstitution in Him.

"[...] Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love," Ephesians 1 vs 4 NKJVIt is great to know that we do not derive our ORIGIN from the INCARNATION, nor from Genesis when God formed Man, not even when He declared His intention to form Man in His image. Love preceded  the world and everything that was made. There was a MEETING before the foundation of the world, in which God made a decision concerning US. This decision was about our pre-election in the Elect to live IN LOVE, to be holy and without blame before Him in Love. Knowing that we are IN CHRIST is an absolute truth but knowing why we are in Christ will establish that reality of being in Him.  We are in Christ so that we may live in perfect Love.  We need not to fear for our lives, because long before God laid the foundation of the earth, He had us in His THOUGHT. He made us the FOCUS of His love so we may be made whole, secure in Him.  We are not made holy by anything else but His love; Love is the place and the means. God's purpose was Love and there was no better place but Love to FULFILL His purpose.  He appointed a person: Christ through whom the purpose and the place was reunited. Christ had to be incarnate as the tangible expression of His Love. He proved God's existence but to prove that God loves, He went further by laying His life down in the worst possible manner so we may live in Him: Love.  The cross is the marvelous proof of His perfect love. Christ REDEFINED all humanity through this act of the CROSS. From here, we have THE BOLDNESS  to stand without any intimidation in the days of pressure, of crises because as Christ is so are we in this world. In this episode, Dr Annie Smith reminds us of our pre-election as sons in The Son and the fact that there is no fear in PERFECT LOVE, but perfect love banishes fear. And without understanding what the CROSS declares, there is no way to remove fear.

"[...] Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,"  Hebrews 12:1 NKJVWe were CHOSEN in Christ BEFORE the foundation of the world to show forth the praises of the One that has called us. The cloud of witness surrounds us to behold the praise by which we were called. We are surrounded by the elders of the faith who foresaw how blissful this life will be after the resurrection of Christ, wherein man will live in the GOSPEL REALITIES, no longer under the rudiment of the law.  They looked to this generation with admiration, knowing that we will receive His Spirit, the FULLNESS of the Godhead in order to represent His permanent abiding. NOW are we the sons of God ! We are no longer going where we want, doing what we want without any notion of the presence of Christ in us. Our Union and communion with God is our ONLY vital need. We are NOT purpose-driven, focused on self, our abilities or our temporal needs but we are sons who are led by the Holy Spirit. We receive His leading when we are in a STATE OF REST. In this episode Dr. Annie Smith reminds us of our pre-election as sons in The Son and how we are to live conscious of what the Father needs with the sole desire to see the manifestation of what He needs. 

Man cannot do anything to be what God thinks in His mind; we cannot be holy by focusing on the do's and don'ts recorded in the law. God gave us a faithful representative of what He thinks in His mind: Christ Jesus. He freed us from the demand of the law which was based on performances: the do to be paradigm. We are to be what the Father thinks of Christ in our daily walk by acknowledging our likeness with Christ.Every believer is NOW a partaker of Christ. We co-echo Christ in our union with Him. We resound the thought of the Father concerning Christ by mirroring Him. We are not Christ but we are by grace what He is by nature. We first partake of the person of Christ  before partaking of His attributes and benefits. The word "partakers" comes from the Greek word " Koinonia". It refers to what we have jointly received in Christ because of our togetherness and our oneness with Him. It is the sum up of our union and participation with Christ.  Apart from being partakers of Christ, we partake of His divine nature. Christ is the brightness of the GLORY of God and the expressed image of His person. The whole cosmos is upheld by His word. He is our authentic relationship with God, the Father. He gave our soul the potential to receive spiritual life, the life of God. When the metamorphosis process happens in our soul, the knowledge of God shines in us by outshining every knowledge we have of ourselves or the world. We become the expressed image of His person. He is the chief of the things that are SACRED and we are partakers of the calling of the commissioner. We share into the present-day ministry of Christ for the world. We are in His assignment to reveal the first intention of the Father which is to bring forth a family of sons to be the brightness of His image.  In this week's podcast, Dr. Annie Smith does an exegesis of our partaking of Christ. She reveals how we partake in the person of Christ, in His suffering and death but equally in what His death and resurrection brought which is His glorious life.

God wishes that we PROSPER that is to mean that we should enjoy our life and be happy. Happiness of the quality of God. We were created for happiness and joy; we were designed to share in God’s own blessedness. One of the ways to live and enjoy life to its fullness is to KNOW how we manage our finances. Money in itself is not the riches but handling those finances as faithful stewards will lead us to having TRUE RICHES. When it comes to money, everyone will pass the money test which is in reality a test of inner motives. God rewards faithfulness in handling what has been handed over to us.  He is expecting us to joyfully and faithfully steward every revenue in our hands regardless of what we earn.  The only reference that Jesus Christ gives as a perfect giving is that of the poor widow who gave two small copper coins out her living, that is to mean that she gave from what she needed the MOST. In her giving, she showed her complete dependency on God. He rewards us by giving us true riches which we cannot buy and which cannot diminish.  He gives us  favor with men, ideas, revelations, relations.  He places us in His will where enjoyment (His peace) is found and wherein there is nothing missing, nothing lacking because we've learnt to enjoy every single moment to its FULLNESS. With this accurate understanding on money (the least of things), we learn consistency and faithfulness in true riches which cannot be bought, the things that matter to Him the most, His people. Our MIND is now steady, stable, untainted  by externalities. As our soul prospers; as our attitude towards authority and towards giving is adjusted so will we be enjoying every good thing, the best of the land.  In this final episode of this series, Dr Annie Smith teaches us about true riches which we enjoy once we learn to see Him as our SOURCE. As you open up our heart to this teaching, may the attitude of our soul be transformed, may you receive soundness of minds and consistence in service. May we commit ourselves to knowing God and to focusing on the things which are valuable to Him. He is the only one who gives all things to enjoy without us getting sick, tired or discouraged in the process.

"[...] Giving is a lifestyle; it can be compared to a lifestyle of salvation..."In this world-system, we are programmed to think that life is hard and that money is hard to find, but the Lord wants you to REST.  Instead of fighting the good fight of faith to lay hold of SALVATION, many people focus on accumulating money which causes them to miss the proper opportunity to give. Christ exchanged riches with us which we receive once we give away our poverty mindset in order to embrace the mutual exchange in Christ which is GRACE. We are the new man in Christ so we are to renew our minds about money and how to handle it. FOLLOW after righteousness, godliness, faith, love and patience instead of following after money. In this new podcast episode, Dr Annie Smith unveils the purpose of money and how the blessing of the Lord causes you to abound and be abased.

"[...]  You are God’s expression in this earth. As you become God-conscious, His life and nature flow in you. His abundance flows in you..." The inestimable VALUE OF GRACE is Christ joining Himself with Man. Christ received all of you in spite of your failures and short-comings. He sees you as Hisself-expression on earth.The only way to prove what is the good, pleasant, acceptable and perfect WILL OF GOD is by accepting God’s own opinion of Man. The good, acceptable and perfect will of God isn’t progressive and successive but it has to do with your lifestyle. Christ MADE you perfect, acceptable and good when He raised you up from the dead.The renewal of the mind is required in order to become conscious of God’s indwelling. This transformation process isn’t based on head knowledge but it is lived and it produces tangible FRUITS that reflect the expression of Christ in the world.  In this week's podcast with Dr.Annie Smith, we trust that your mind will be renewed as you discover and receive the In-Christ message.

"[...]  the ministry of the righteousness exceeds in glory far more than the ministry of condemnation..."Paul does this comparison to speak of the failure of the ministration of self-righteousness which is about man deriving his merits by respecting the law. The law can be summarized as any action to derive any merit on your own capacity.  God used the Mosaic dispensation to show the ineffectiveness of our self-performances. The do to be paradigm is the glory that fades, forit does not produce what gives life. When you try to use your own effort, you will continually try to become but without becoming.God INTRODUCES another ministry whereby we no longer live from the things that we ought to observe outwardly but from what we have IN US which is life. The ministration of righteousness exceeds in glory because it is the ministration of life. It transforms, generates life. It is only the Spirit that gives life. The blessing that we receive from Christ is the blessing of life. That blessing is meant to propagate and extend life.Hearing "thou shall not” has never transformed lives but knowing that you are saved by GRACE through Christ Jesus, renews your mind.  

"[...] In the beginning when God created everything, creation was deformed but then He said: "let light be".  God (who was life) spoke to Himself for the life in Him to be transferred to creation as light..."We are LIFE and our whole existence is summarized as life. This is the reason why there are multi-dimensional graces of life that can be manifested to us according to our level of APPREHENSION of what we have in Christ.When areas of your life become deformed or things go otherwise, you can come back to who you are in essence. You are defined by the source of life. The moment you properly get life, life GAINS you back. Nothing can take away that life when you are defined and led by it.By receiving God's pattern of thoughts, our surroundings begin to adjust accordingly to His pattern of thinking. That is the power of the mind!As you listen to this 2nd episode of the series entitled “All things freely given”, you will receive the blessing that God conferred to Man which is life that propagates itself. 

"[...] But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ..."The plan of the Father from the beginning was to share His life with us. Through Christ’s incarnation, we were ENRICHED with everything that was made by life. The life of Christ isn't His body. It is not His existence nor His breath but it is His essence, the very essence of God. He gave us what He was from the beginning and that by which all things were made.Grace is given to all but it is only according to our PARTICIPATION that we receive the measure of the gift of Christ. What you apprehend about Christ in you, determine how you appropriate what you heard and know of Him. By listening to this new episode with Dr. Annie Smith, minds will be renewed as we learn about our origin and avail ourselves for the life of God to take a grip on us. 

"[...] Just like there was a charge over the Lord Jesus to serve humanity and He gave the charge to Paul to continue to reveal His mind after His earthly ministry, so have we received the charge in the Son to serve others."As believers in Christ , we are ministers of the gospel. The proof that we receive this gospel is that Christ is made manifest in our bodies, in our service to others.  We were commissioned to SERVE each other and our service to God is our service to Man. Our SONSHIP can only be a reality once we willingly give ourselves to serve others even when it is NOT convenient to do so.In this new episode Dr. Annie Smith reveals through the scriptures, how we can become a sharer of God’s plan by participating in that which is eternal. This is where lies our security .

"[...] Everything that was revealed to Apostle Paul by Christ could not compensate the learning process that he acquired through personal experience."There are things that REVELATION can bring to you but there are those that you learn through experiences. As believers in Christ, we learn to apply  the knowledge that we have received of our standing, identity, placement and participation in Christ so that the knowledge in us can be SEEN outwardly through our actions. Christ has established for us to stand on new creation realities, so we live in a state of permanent contentment and joy, regardless of the situations, circumstances or temporary needs that we face. In this new series, Dr. Annie Smith expounds on the DIFFERENCE between our standing and state in Christ, revealing the importance of keeping a burning desire to learn whose we are, who we are in Christ and what we have received in Him.

"[…] For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” In His incarnation Christ walked on earth as us. God made Him unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Cor. 1:30). He separated our minds from that which is common to the mortal man, so that our reflection about ourselves should be according to what He has become for us. NOTHING can substitute the quality of life that we have in Christ as the sons of God.  As we learn to interpret every reality based on Christ, we learn to live as He lived among men on earth. In this series entitled "Sophronismos", Dr. Annie Smith shows us through the Word of God how we can practice the peace of God daily and choose to live  consecrated  lives unaffected by carnal thoughts nor subjected to world events.

"[...] While God is establishing us, we choose to abound by consistently being steadfast, unmoveable into our labour of love, into good works, into thanksgiving" There is a STATE that refers to our natural conditions, outward circumstances but by the grace of God we’ve inherited a new state, a new condition wherein we stand in our position as sons in Christ. We have been introduced into this permanent state of bliss by faith through the Lord Jesus Christ. Though invisible to the natural mind, our NEW STATE in Christ is our authentic state and we have the responsibility to stand in it by acknowledging our POSITION instead of our CONDITIONS. Outward happenings and exterior circumstances should no longer be converted into internal stress, leaving our souls unstable and "out of tune" with the Spirit of God. We are no longer easily moved by circumstances but the Lord is giving us access to everything that Christ has made us to be in our new state. God Himself establishes you according to the logos, His gospel, the preaching of Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the mystery that is made manifest. In this series entitled "Sterizo" (Being Established), Dr Annie Smith shows you through the scripture how you can CHOOSE TO STAND in the grace that is your sonship in Christ.---------------------------------------------------For more information on past editions of The Mothers of Nations Annual Camp, please visit our blog at https://www.heartohearts.org/blog-mon/-----Listen and Subscribe here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1155020-----For more teachings and materials from Drs. Shawn & Annie Smith visit: https://www.heartohearts.org/books/https://gcmonlinestore.com/en/-----Grab your Special Gift from Drs. Shawn & Annie Smith here-----More insights by Dr. Annie Smith on our various blogs:https://www.heartohearts.org/heartohearts/https://www.heartohearts.org/blog-mon/https://www.heartohearts.org/mere-et-fiere-2/https://www.heartohearts.org/wellness-and-health/-----Send us your prayer requests. Write to us at  heartoheartsgcm@gmail.com-----Let’s Connect:https://web.facebook.com/GospelOfChristMinistries/https://twitter.com/Heart2Hearts17https://www.instagram.com/h2h_gcm/https://www.youtube.com/user/GCM1207/All content ©

"Grace is the effectual working of God’s power in you which requires you to know your placement in the body of Christ." Many people, just like the Corinthians in the first century, in the days of Apostle Paul, have knowledge, and even believe with the Faith of Christ but the VIEWS that they hold in their mind supplants the mind of Christ with regards to their GENEROSITY. Applying human reasoning in certain aspect of your life in Christ, such as giving and service, will hinder you from experiencing GOD’S WISDOM. We are to allow the wisdom of Christ to be expressed in us. One of the proofs that you have come to the knowledge of Christ is that you yield fully to grace. Until you rely on grace and His power working in you, you won’t obtain the RESULT of that power. Learn more in this series "I reckon Myself" by Dr. Annie Smith.---------------------------------------------------For more information on past editions of The Mothers of Nations Annual Camp, please visit our blog at https://www.heartohearts.org/blog-mon/-----Listen and Subscribe here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1155020-----For more teachings and materials from Drs. Shawn & Annie Smith visit: https://www.heartohearts.org/books/https://gcmonlinestore.com/en/-----Grab your Special Gift from Drs. Shawn & Annie Smith here-----More insights by Dr. Annie Smith on our various blogs:https://www.heartohearts.org/heartohearts/https://www.heartohearts.org/blog-mon/https://www.heartohearts.org/mere-et-fiere-2/https://www.heartohearts.org/wellness-and-health/-----Send us your prayer requests. Write to us at  heartoheartsgcm@gmail.com-----Let’s Connect:https://web.facebook.com/GospelOfChristMinistries/https://twitter.com/Heart2Hearts17https://www.instagram.com/h2h_gcm/https://www.youtube.com/user/GCM1207/