- James 4:7 "Submit to God, resist the devil, and the devil flee."
- Romans 14:7b "The kingdom of God is righteous, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
1. If we had the spirit of Tiger Woods, we would all be great golfers. When we have the Holy Spirit and use it, we can be excellent disciples of Jesus. - https://www.centralrr.com/
2. If the Holy Spirit were Alka Selzer, it would only permeate water if it was unwrapped and then put in the water. Follow Holy Spirit nudges.
3. If we do things on our own, it is like blowing up a balloon on our own and then bouncing it to keep it off the ground- getting down. If we get filled with God, we are like a balloon filled with helium that gets filled and goes up. When we repent, pray, obey, and read and do the word, we can stay up with His Spirit.
4. Illustration similar to Holy Spirit walk: One pastor saw a blind woman with her seeing eye dog. She had come to a cross walk. When she stepped toward the car, the dog gently nudged her away from the car. She got upset, kicked the dog, stepped into the car, started crying, backed up, hugged the dog while crying, and profusely apologized.
5. Shushing someone and not letting them finish in normal circumstances is rude and hurts. How often have we done that to the Holy Spirit?
Overcome! =) Zechariah 4:6b " This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ saith the Lord of hosts."
