18/08/2026
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One of the first spiritual experiences that should tell you that Jesus is calling your attention is what I call the burning heart. When you are praying in the Spirit and suddenly you notice that your heart begins to burn, do not treat that moment as ordinary. Pay attention. That burning is significant. It is often a sign that something is being opened to you in the Spirit.
When your heart begins to burn, understand that there is something God wants to bring to your understanding. There is a Scripture, an instruction, a solution, a direction, or a word that He wants to lay upon your heart. The danger is that if you do not recognize what is happening, you may experience the burning and simply move on without receiving what that moment was meant to deliver to you.
So when your heart begins to burn, press further. Do not become distracted. Do not rush away from that moment. Stay there and continue to seek until you obtain what is being communicated to you. The burning is God's way of capturing your attention. It is as though He is saying, "Pay attention. I am about to show you something." You may have been praying for a long time without experiencing anything unusual, and then suddenly there is a burning in your heart.
Do not dismiss it. God does not waste spiritual experiences. When something changes within you while you are praying, learn to recognize that change and respond appropriately. The burning may be the beginning of an opening in the Spirit. Press in until the instruction becomes clear, until the Scripture comes alive, until the answer comes, until you know what you are supposed to do. That is the first experience: when the spiritual lamps are lit and your heart begins to burn.
The second experience is when the unction switches on. There is a dimension of the Spirit that gives you access to spiritual knowledge. You may be praying in the Spirit with no particular prayer point. You are simply enjoying the presence of the Holy Spirit, praying, becoming spiritually charged, and suddenly something drops into your heart. Suddenly, you know something you did not know before. Suddenly, you understand something you could not previously explain.
That is a moment you must not trivialize. There is a knowledge faculty that God can activate within you. You may have studied medicine, engineering, law, business, technology, ministry, or any other profession, but you must understand that natural knowledge alone is not enough to navigate every dimension of your destiny. There are things you will encounter in life that your education cannot completely prepare you for.
There are situations that require a dimension of wisdom beyond what you were taught in school. This is why you must learn how to draw from spiritual knowledge. When that faculty opens, you can begin to access things you were never taught and things you never learned through ordinary means. You can receive insight that goes beyond the limitations of your natural mind. You can begin to draw from the depths of what is available in the Spirit. So when you notice that this faculty of knowledge has opened, do not trivialize the moment – A Great Light Channel.
Press further, because you are being educated by the Spirit. This is not only useful in ministry. It works in business. It works in strategy. It works in leadership. It works in diplomacy. It works in your career. It works in decision-making. It works in every territory where your life requires wisdom. Whatever field you occupy, there will be moments when natural knowledge is not enough. When people around you are confused, there must be someone who can access spiritual knowledge and bring clarity.
Your relevance becomes undeniable when you know how to receive wisdom from God for the situations placed within your responsibility. This is why you must not be satisfied with merely knowing what books say. You must learn how to access what the Spirit is saying. There is a difference between praying and knowing what to do. This is an enlightening message by Apostle Arome Osayi on the spiritual experience of a burning heart during heartfelt prayer—when your heart burns during prayer, the Holy Spirit is calling you to this, and this is what your reaction and action should be immediately to maximize such a spiritual experience – you can get the full message of this write-up in the comment section of this post.
You can pray for hours and still remain without direction if you do not understand how to press into spiritual knowledge. Prayer charges your spiritual life, but there are moments when the next step is to ask God for understanding. You must learn to move from simply praying to receiving instruction. You may find yourself in a situation where you have prayed for hours but nothing seems to be changing. Do not assume that the solution is simply to keep repeating the same thing without understanding what God wants you to do.
