John and I had a very encouraging and challenging discussion this evening and while the title is weird it simplifies the spirits revelation in our conversation. Until I can give details I just wanted to make some notes as to not forget.
With respect to the Spirit in our daily lives
The activities to which we are called or do may be the same with or without (our invitation to) the spirit yet when we yeild ourselves to let the spirit work in and through us our perspective and engagment in those activities is completely changed and so is the outcome as now it is not dependent on our human effort or anxious toil but on the mighty and powerful work of the Spirit.
With regard to our responsibility and the Spirits work
Much like it is our responsibility with lust to avert our eyes and stop looking at the object of our lust (discipline) and the Spirits work to transform our desire for our lust so it is our responsibility to be diligent and disciplined in our prayer life and in the Word time as it is the spirits work to transform us during those times that we yeild ourselves through reading the Word and prayer.
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The life to which we have been called in Christ is all but impossible to live without the presence power and transformational work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We do not work to produce the fruit of the spirit. We yeild ourselves in communion with the Holy Spirit so that that fruit of the Spirit is produced in our work despite us.
ReplyDeleteThink of 3-4 people in your life that you would consider the work and presence of the Holy Spirit to be prevalent and undeniable. Are there commonalities in the lives of these individuals? A committed prayer life, a deep knowledge of scripture (memorization), a close walk with God ... If we want the presence and powerful work of the Holy Spirit in our lives we must too make a priority to communion with the Spirit (prayer), listen to the Spirit (the word,meditation) and abide in the Spirit moment by moment day by day. There is no other way. This takes discipline and intentionality.
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