The Spirit-Filled Life

When you were saved, the moment you accepted Christ into your life, the Holy Spirit came to live with you. You were filled with the Holy Spirit. All Christians have the Spirit of God dwelling in them (compare Romans 8:9 and 1 Corinthians 6:19). The goal is to let that spirit, the power of God, to work in your life.

I know I have the Holy Spirit living in me, but how do I do use this power in my everyday life?

Everyday we make decisions in our life. The Spirit-filled life yields those decisions to the control of the Spirit dwelling in them. The only way to activate the power of the Holy Spirit is to ask. We are told in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing.” This simply means to pray about everything that is happening in your life as well as the life of others. As you ask God for guidance and direction, He activates the Holy Spirit inside of you and empowers you. The Spirit-filled life is like living every moment as if Christ were standing next to you. Because He is!

How do I get started living the Spirit-Filled life?

Prayer
As mentioned it is God that activates His power within you. Seek His will and guidance through prayer. As it has been said many times by many people, “Pray your way through the day.”

Reading/Studying the Bible
Through prayer, we talk to God. God speaks to us through His Word, the Bible. Read the Bible. Study the Bible. There are many resources available to help you study and understand the Bible.

Apply the Word of God
As you read and study the Bible, put what you learn into practice. The Bible isn’t a story book or a history book, it is a “how-to” manual for life!

Get started today!
To learn more about a Spirit-filled life: read Colossians, Philemon, and Ephesians.

These are very small books. If you read one chapter a day this month you will be finished in less than two weeks. As you read, take some notes about Spirit-filled living. For the last two weeks of the month, get another translation of the Bible and read the chapters again to get a better understanding of the Spirit-Filled life. Put it into practice and you will see a difference in your life.

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