Is There an Alien Inside of Us? The Battle Between the Spirit and the Carnal Mind

 Alien Within: Confronting the Battle of Two Natures

Have you ever felt an internal conflict so intense that the will of God seemed foreign—even alien—to your own understanding?

I recently had an open vision during a corporate worship setting that brought a shocking image to mind: a scene from the movie Alien where a creature bursts out of a person’s chest. It seemed secular, gruesome, and completely out of place for a holy moment. But as I prayed it through, the Lord revealed a profound truth about the "seed" of revelation He plants inside us and why our carnal minds often reject it like a foreign invader.

Today on Coffee with Conrad, we are going deeper into this revelation. We are going to explore why the Holy Spirit might feel "alien" to our theology, how we have poisoned our own wells with secular thinking, and how we can clear the waters to match the very heartbeat of God.

The Seed of Revelation and the Open Vision

My passion is for you to develop and maintain a spiritual relationship with the biblical Jesus. That is the thrust of my ministry. Recently, while in a deep time of corporate worship, I experienced what I call an open vision. It’s that state where you are in the Spirit—aware of the heavenly realm—while still having your feet planted on earth, fully aware of your surroundings.

I grabbed my phone and started typing shorthand notes immediately. Now, some people might think I’m just texting or being distracted, but there is a biblical precedent for this. Think of John the Revelator. He was "in the Spirit on the Lord’s day" and was commanded to write down what he saw. He was capturing a heavenly download to bring it to earth.

Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; (Revelation 1:19 KJV)

We are called to bring God's will from heaven to earth. The sower sows the Word, and it comes down like rain. But in that moment of worship, as I was trying to faithfully reproduce the Word of the Lord, I saw that image of someone becoming pregnant with a promise, followed by that flashback from Alien.

Why would God show me that?

When God’s Promise Feels Like an Alien

A lot of us are pregnant with promise. We are carrying the burden of the Lord, just as Jeremiah carried the burden of the word of the Lord to his generation. We have the Holy Spirit inside of us. But here is the problem: Our theological and carnal thinking makes the Spirit of God seem foreign to us.

We have an internal conflict. There is a part of us desperately seeking the will of the Lord, but we try to interpret it on our own terms. We try to fit an infinite, spiritual God into a finite, carnal box.

When the seed of God's Word—which is pure and holy—encounters the "poisoned well" of our carnal minds, it feels like an alien invasion. It clashes with our traditions. It offends our intellect. It disrupts our comfort.

The people in Jeremiah's day rebelled because the word of the Lord didn't match their theology. It took 70 years of captivity for them to realize that what Jeremiah had planted was actually the truth. They rejected it because it felt alien to their rebellious hearts.

Matching the Heartbeat of the Father

In that vision, the Lord brought a childhood memory to my remembrance. I loved my dad very much, and I used to idolize him. When he would put me to sleep, I would lay my head on his chest. I could hear his heartbeat and feel his breath.

I remember thinking that if I wanted to be like my dad, I needed to sync my breathing with his. I needed to match his rhythm.

This is exactly what John the Revelator did with Jesus.

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. (John 13:23 KJV)

John laid his head on the chest of Jesus. He listened to the very heartbeat of God. I believe this is why John received such profound revelation on the Isle of Patmos. It wasn’t just a punishment; it was a place where he could get in touch with the Lord and sync his heart with heaven.

We need to stop trusting our "knee-jerk" carnal reactions and start spending enough time in the presence of God to match His heartbeat. When God asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?", Ezekiel didn't jump to a theological answer. He didn't say, "Yes, Lord, because I know you are omnipotent!" He simply leaned into the Spirit.

And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. (Ezekiel 37:3 KJV)

He refused to thrust a carnal interpretation onto a spiritual question.

The Poisoned Well: Secular Influence vs. Spiritual Purity

One of the biggest issues in the Body of Christ today is that our wells are poisoned. We spend hours absorbing secular media, watching TV, and scrolling through social media, and then we try to interpret the holy seed of God's Word through that lens.

Jesus said:

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38 KJV)

But James warns us about the danger of mixture:

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? (James 3:11 KJV)

We cannot poison the well and expect pure revelation to flow out. When I walk through Walmart and see the magazines, I am grateful that I don't even know who those celebrities are anymore. We need to come out of the world system.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4 KJV)

If we are truly ambassadors of Christ, we should look "weird" to the world. If we fit in perfectly with secular culture, we have likely been poisoned by it. It is far better to look weird to the world than for the Word of God to look weird to us.

Don't Rush the Harvest

We live in a microwave society, but the Kingdom of God operates on seed time and harvest.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. (Mark 4:26-27 KJV)

We want immediate answers. We want microwave solutions to gaping wounds. But fruit takes time to develop. Jesus Himself grew in favor with God and man for 30 years before His ministry began.

When you receive a revelation or a burden from the Lord, do not rush to interpret it with your first thought. Pray it through. Fast. Wait until the fruit is ripe. If we speak too soon, or out of our carnal understanding, we might be casting mountains into the sea that weren't meant to be moved yet (Revelation 8:8).

Conclusion

The alien inside of us is only "alien" because we have allowed the world to make us feel at home in the flesh. But we are citizens of Heaven. We are the true aliens on this earth.

This week, I challenge you to examine the source of your interpretations. Are you slapping a worldly label on a heavenly mystery? Are you filtering the voice of God through the noise of culture?

Let’s clear the well. Let’s submit our theology to the Spirit. Let’s lay our heads on the chest of the Father until our breath matches His breath and our hearts beat in sync with His will.

God bless you. Dig deeper and go higher.

Action Items

• Audit Your "Intake": This week, track how much secular media (TV, news, social scrolling) you consume versus the Word of God. Identify one "poisoned" source you can eliminate to clear your spiritual well.
• Practice "Heartbeat" Prayer: Spend 15 minutes in silence, not asking for anything, but simply "leaning your head on Jesus' chest." Focus on aligning your spirit with His peace and rhythm before you speak.
• Pause Before Interpreting: When you receive a spiritual insight or read a scripture, do not immediately jump to your first thought or traditional understanding. Ask the Lord, "What are You really saying?" and wait for His answer.
• Pray It Through: If you are carrying a "burden of the Lord" (a concern for someone, a ministry idea, a prophetic sense), commit to praying over it for at least 3 days before taking any action or sharing it with others.
• Fast for Clarity: Consider a partial or full fast for one day this week specifically to disconnect from the carnal appetites that cloud your spiritual vision.