You + The Holy Spirit...

There's something I wish everyone on earth would have, the holy spirit. Knowing the benefits of the holy spirit, especially in today's world of gain, the holy spirit alone should entice everyone to salvation. In acts we see a man, a magician, who after seeing the excellent transformative works of the holy spirit wished he'd also get this power, but of cause he wanted it for the wrong reasons. 

Many people today are not afraid of the eternal destiny of each their soul, but mostly afraid of the terrible experience they might encounter if conditions change and success is no more in there favor, that's, for those that are already successful by world standards, and for those struggling to "make it" in life, never "making it" is there greatest fear. 

But why not tap into the great power of the holy spirit to summaries our search for greatness in life? Here are a few of the benefits of the holy spirit in anyone's life, I mean what he'd do to anyone at all if accepted and allowed to take control; he'd bring excellency in every field of your life, I mean physical, mental and spiritual. 

Daniel 6:3 (NKJV)
[3]Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.

Yeah, that's the summary benefit of the Holy Spirit, because with all the spiritual gifts that he brings into anyone's life that gladly welcomes him into his life and gives him full control, as an act of obedience, excelling in life is inevitable.

Now, this lack of complete permission to control life that we're supposed to give the holy spirit is the exact reason why we are always failing in life, even when we claim (which might be true) to have the Holy Spirit! Because of our disobedience, we disgrace the Holy Spirit with incompetence and failure, which cause the anger/judgement of God to come upon us or make us vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy, the devil. 

Many Christians today want to live an on (when it's convenient) and off (when it's convenient) Christian life, thinking this way they can easily win in life by harnessing the advantages of a double standard, that is, a mix of a Christian and secular life, but they're so wrong and that's why they live a life loss and profit, happiness and misery, success and failure, health and sickness, etc. Their choice of a lifestyle of spiritual double standard comes with double standard results. 

David knew the excellent work the holy spirit did in his life and he didn't want him taken away as he prayed in Psalms 51:11(NKJV) saying, 

"[11]Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me." 

Paul asks us give it bodies "as a living sacrifice" not as a burden, no, but for the advantages we'll have if given to total submission under total influence of the holy spirit.

We read in Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) 
"[1]I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
[2]And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Serve God with Spiritual Gifts"

Remember, spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit as Paul says in 1 Christians 12:1 (NKJV) that "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:"

He is a gentle spirit, and he'll bring gentleness into our character, which will make us more desirable and useable to both our God, and fellow men. 

May God be kind to you as you find your way back to acceptable Christian living, Amen!

Love... Christian Love... Real Love...

Sometimes as a Christian I want to emphasise or teach brothers and sisters in Christ about and when i try to rush through the Bible and find a scripture that says that same as what i want to say; I mean one that agrees with me, on the subject, I don't find any, yet in most cases what I want to stress neither disagrees with the bible nor is referred to anywhere. So many time I wonder if what am going to say will be misunderstood or opposed in one way or another.

As a long time believing Christian, I've learnt a lot about love and character, and this hass greatly influenced my intension in everything I do. Love is deeper than it sounds, wider than any description you can give of what it is, louder than thoughts, dreams, wishes or even words.

Love involves both thoughts and actions; it involves the most hidden thoughts, the intensions you would rather not speak out or show. Loud noise is a disgusting, but loud love is cherished and it's what we all need - everyone embrasses it. How great then is the love of our God? How loud? How sweet? How deep? How mysterious? How about your love for the people you know? Is it deep, loud, sweet, wide or mysterious? Are its intension good? Would it earn you the reward people think you deserve if all your thoughts and intensions were analysed?

Be the best man [and woman] you can be.

Scripture: I Corinthians 13:1-13

{13:1} Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

{13:2} And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

{13:3} And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor,] and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

{13:4} Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

{13:5} Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

{13:6} Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

{13:7} Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

{13:8} Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.

{13:9} For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

{13:10} But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

{13:11} When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

{13:12} For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

{13:13} And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.