You Know The Spirit Is Within You If You Live A Spirit-Controlled Life
Do you find yourself obeying the Lord? Do you find yourself wanting to please God every day? Do you find yourself living a peaceful life? Do you find yourself loving God and loving your neighbor? Do you find yourself living with increasing amounts of self-control, patience, and kindness? If you do, that means that you have the Holy Spirit within you! You are born again!
Verses
Romans 8:9; 1 John 2:3-5, 3:6
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Paul tells us in Philippians 4:11-12, " . . . I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering nee
God has chosen us to be holy and blameless. God wants us to choose Him. He wants to love Him. He wants us to want Him. God enables us to come to Him. He sets the table. Then we have the choice to choose Him.
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I feel most alive and useful when I am filled with God’s Spirit and being used as He intended.
We need to continue to be Bereans, reading the Bible to make sure we are following biblical teachers so we aren’t let astray. We are the church.
In 1 Corinthians 1:10, Paul is exhorting the church in Corinth, which had divided into rival factions, to be of one mind and judgment or affection.
People leave all kinds of legacies. “Leaving a legacy means giving something that will be valued and treasured by those who survive after your death.
We see how God is working to save us and move us to serve in our giftings in Acts 17:26, Ephesians 2:10, and Philippians 2:13.
It’s important to be unified as a church. After all, we are called to be ministers of reconciliation.
The Holy Spirit intercedes for us so that we can become more like Jesus. The Spirit prays for us so that in all situations, Father God will continue to work it out so that we will become more like Jesus and give Him glory as the firstborn in the family of God.