Monday, June 11, 2007

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Under the Influence

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

When someone is "under the influence" it's not usually a good thing. But as Christians we should be under the influence....of the Holy Spirit that is!

What a comfort and what a joy when we are filled with the Holy Spirit! We have hope, we have power, we have peace and we have joy available to us though the Holy Spirit. What a shame that so many of us try to manufacture all those qualities on our own. The sad thing is no matter how hard we try, we can never accomplish any of this on our own.

In Romans 8:14 Paul said, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" Being under the influence of the Holy Spirit also means we can rely on the Him for decisions we need to make in our lives in general. We don't have to go it alone. God has given us His Spirit to help us along life's pathway.

Wouldn't it be great if people could point to us and say "Wow, look at her! She's under the influence!" and they knew we were filled with the Holy Spirit! That is something we would never be ashamed of!

Mary Ann

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