Obedience to the Holy Spirit

 

    Salvation gives you a new life.  It is a spiritual rebirth to a sinless state.  However, we live in a fallen world.  We tend to still find sin our lives.  We have to follow the Holy Spirit to really understand sin and turn away from it.  It is in the time you walk in obedience to the Holy Spirit that you start to change in the world around you.

    Salvation allows you to stand righteous before God because of Jesus' sacrifice and God's grace.  You have one spiritual rebirth.  After that, it is about maintenance.  It not asking God's forgiveness once.  It is finding out what your hidden sins that have deep roots and continuing to repent.  It takes obedience to the nudging of the Holy Spirit to be able to dig the roots out and burn them where they will never have control over you again.

    When you become a Christian the Holy Spirit comes in subtly and starts cleaning house.  If you are obedient to Him, then he has a nice warm and thriving home to live in.   If you don't, then you will grieve him.  That will cost you not your salvation, but your piece and blessings.  To follow Jesus means you have to allow the Holy Spirit to saturate your emotions, thoughts, and actions.  

    The Holy Spirit wants to be a part of every aspect of your life.  That means he wants to be included in all decisions from what to wear to who you allow into your life, marriage, work, meals, health, finances, and everything in between.  

    Here is the part no one likes to talk about.  Obedience is hard.  It means willingly giving up what you want to do to do something that you may not want to do.  This is why people fail sometimes.  Everyone gets in their own head sometimes and make bad decisions.  No one remembers to look at the end game or long term all the time.  Sometimes you get caught up in the moment.  That is when you need to repent.  The sooner you do the easier it becomes.  

    The Holy Spirit is what fills all the voids you have in your life or soul.  He makes you complete without anyone else.  Other people are meant to be a gift, blessing, or learning experience.  He can fill your mouth with words of life.  He can purify your mind.  He can help your control your feelings.  He is your comforter, counselor, advocate, and life navigator.  All you have to do is be open and obedient.  

    The Holy Spirit empowers your life to do the impossible.   You can not walk away from your sinful nature without him.  You cannot live the life you were put on this earth to live without Him.  He is the biggest blessing of your life.  You are obedient because you trust and rely on His power.  It opens your eyes to things that were hidden before.  Like it or not you need him.  

John 14:15-26, Romans 8:26-30, 1 Corinthians 2:10-12, 6:18-20, 2 Corinthians 9:6-9, Galatians 3:1-4, & 2 Peter 1:3-4