How does walking in the Spirit work out in your life?
Here are a few examples.
You’re working on a typical day on a typical job. You continue with a sense of thankfulness toward God, glorifying Him, and praying for wisdom in your work. As you work, each part of what you’re doing surges in Light, glory, and wisdom flowing from the Throne of God, and you acknowledge and thank Him with joy in everything you’re doing.
On Sunday, in the church meeting, you keep thinking about something that happened to you during the week. The Holy Spirit is telling you to enter into the song, but your mind is too busy to listen to the Holy Spirit. Minutes pass before you focus on that still small voice. You stop paying attention to your out-of-control mind. You yield to the Holy Spirit and sing the song with the anointing of God on you.
You’re driving when someone starts driving aggressively and shows obvious signs of anger. Your flesh reacts instinctively. You reflect the anger. Then, the Holy Spirit calms your mind and spirit. You listen to the Holy Spirit and yield yourself to the flow of love, joy, and peace He gives you.
You have to make a major decision about your business. You pray about it. You discuss it with your spouse. You finally meet with your church leadership and talk it over. No one person has the answer, but you sense that the Holy Spirit is working in the meeting and wisdom comes forward. You get your answer.
A presbytery, which is a group of elders who are called to a specific purpose of imparting gifts and ministries, comes to your area. The Holy Spirit leads the elders to lay hands on you according to the pattern of Scripture. And they prophesy your gifts and your ministry to you. From that day on, you see God fulfilling those prophecies in your life.
It’s a busy day. You decide not to take time to read the Bible with your family. You can’t get peace with your decision. It bothers you. You explain your situation to God. He tells you to pick up your Bible call everyone together now. You listen and obey.
You might have the gift of a word of knowledge. You’re in a small group chatting in normal conversation when you say something that comes from the mouth of God. You didn’t know one member of this group had been arguing with the other members. Even though you didn’t know about the disagreement, you answered the matter and refuted the contentious person. It was a word of wisdom from God. God just used you to settle the matter and bring unity.
You have a terrible argument with someone. You feel the anger still surging through your body. Then, you recognize the soft, peaceful inner voice of the Holy Spirit. “Ask for forgiveness.” You fight that idea. You feel justified for every word you said. The Holy Spirit persists. Finally, you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit. You ask for forgiveness. To your surprise, the person you were fighting apologizes to you, and you are on good terms again. The peace of God flows through you and lets you know you’re in God’s will.
You might have the gift of discernment of spirits. You’re at a large event when you smell a foul odor. Then a woman comes in the door about 100 yards away, and you know the odor is coming from her. This is a woman you’ve never seen before. She doesn’t look evil, but you sense an evil spirit. The woman walks straight up to you and hands you a card. She then turns and walks out through the door she entered. Her card says she’s a fortune-teller.
You might have the gifts of healing, and you find your quiet prayers bring healing results to others. God directs you. He tells you what to pray and who to pray for. You obey, and people are healed.
These are a few examples I’ve seen, but the Spirit has endless ways of moving through His people in righteousness. However, your walk in the Spirit doesn’t happen automatically. You must yield to the Spirit in willing submission and obedience. You must cooperate with the Holy Spirit. You’re required to stir up the gift of the Spirit through seeking God, prayer, and Scripture-reading.
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