Oh, what a thought. God In You! Living through you. Controlled by God's Spirit. Is it possible to live a Spirit filled life? You would have to desire it. You would have to purify yourself through the forgiveness of Christ Jesus. For His Spirit will not be manefested in a dirty, filty heart. So deny yourself to God who loves you more than anyone else in the world.
Galatians 2:20 reads 'I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life I live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.'
What does a Spirit filled person look like? They speak Christ like and are pron to burst into song giving thanks with a grateful heart. A Spirit filled person is humble and submits to one another. Last but not least, a Spirit filled person has victory in warfare for they lean not upon their strength but the Lord's. For greater is He within me than he that is in the world.
I recently learned the differnce between quincing the Spirit and grieving the Spirit. "Quince" is not doing what the Spirit prompts you to do. "Grieving" is doing what the Spirit tells you not to do. That was quite a revelation to me! So as I ponder what being filled with the Spirit, somthing stirs within me that I could have such a wonder! So I have been praying of late that this very thing would happen, not that I would just be filled to overflowing with His Spirit but that His Spirit would be poured upon me to speak boldly Jesus Christ gospel to a dieing world around me. For it is only in His power that I will stand with His Word flowing from me.
So I leave you with this question. How much do you want to know God? Draw near and He will draw near to YOU. Be careful or you just might be filled with His Spirit to overflow into other lives around you!
Thanks for reading these words and remember--Keep The Faith!
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Hey! thanks so much for the comment! You are way too sweet!! We never planned anything! haha! That's horrible, I know - but we will! Finding time to do it is the tricky part - I can plan something for you guys... I just wont get to take part! But we'll figure something out! Any word on the house?
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