Category: Life
It's easy to be scattered and unfocused in our daily life. I mean between work obligations, family responsibilities and church activities most of us need a personal assistant just to keep us moving to the next appointment!
I want to encourage you to make a commitment: This summer I am going to focus on a few things! I'm going to eliminate the non-essentials and concentrate on a few things that really matter.
That's what I mean by "Focus." Today I want to Focus on the Spirit-filled Life.
Here are Five Keys to the Spirit-filled Life
1. Recognize your need to be filled with the Holy Spirit - If Jesus needed to be filled with the Spirit to fulfill his assignment, then how much more do we need to be filled! See Acts 10:38.
2. Be filled with the Holy Spirit continually - The truth is, we tend to leak! We need to "continually" be filled with the Spirit. The Greek language in Eph 5:18 literally say, "ever be filled with the Spirit." Yesterday's filling is not enough for me today.
3. Ask to be filled - This is so simple we tend to miss it! See Luke 11:13. God "wants" to give us more of his Spirit, we just forget or neglect to ask.
4. Look for opportunities to demonstrate the power of the Spirit - Why be filled if you're not going to walk in and demonstrate it? See 1 Cor 2:3-5. Paul saw problems as opportunities to demonstrate God's power!
5. There is a result of your choice between the flesh and the Spirit - There is a war between the flesh and the Spirit. Question: Which one will win today? Answer: The one you feed the most today! See Romans 8:5-6.
I hope this helps. We will continue this journey in the next blog entry!
Blessings,
Pastor J
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