Friday, February 27, 2009

Today's insight and follow up from yesterday

Hello friends!
I am here today with another word of insight for you.
Yesterdays message was about the need for us to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's guidance in our lives.
Thank you Aaron for pointing out that there are strengths and weaknesses to being too "spirit centered" and too "word centered." If we ignore the word of God, we will be susceptible to spirits that may not be God, or we can be susceptible to confusing our own heart's desires with that of the Spirit's. On the other hand, if we neglect the role of the Holy Spirit we can become joyless intellectuals.
But there is a point I think must be made: The problem is never that we are "too spirit centered" or "too word centered." But rather, the problem is that we seek one and neglect the other. We should never be cautious about being too filled with the spirit. Problems only arise when the word of God is neglected.

"be filled with the Spirit" ~Eph 5:18

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
~Acts 7:55

I have been asking myself lately if I am truly filled or am I maybe just half full, or three quarters full. I want to be completely filled, like Stephen was "full". Even more, my desire and prayer is that all of you would also be "full." Can we imagine together the impact it would have on our friends, family, and coworkers if we were all filled with the Spirit?
I will leave you today with this next verse, as this is my prayer for all of you. Please join me in this prayer.
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. ~eph 1:17
Be Filled with the Spirit!!!
In His love,
Charlie

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