Habits and Holy Spirit
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿”Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” Luke 9:23-24 NKJV
Jesus is telling us today as well?
If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
Fo you know that the things we consume every day can affect us over time. This applies not only to food and drink but also to entertainment, friends, and social media messages. The apostle Paul cautioned, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2).
Surely we are not to copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.. Listen while the Holy Spirit is making disciples of Jesus to be more like Him, the process takes a lifetime. We need to understand that our habits can help or hinder His work. It’s not always easy to recognize what we’re consuming, but we can ask the one who’s rich in “wisdom and knowledge” to show us. Wisdom and discernment help us test and approve what God’s will is, while considering ourselves with sober judgment! Therefore whatever He might be asking you to add to or remove from your daily lives is worth the price. Here is the thing All things are from Him and through Him and for Him He knows best.
In fact, as the Apostle Paul says, offering our lives as “a living sacrifice” is our “true and proper worship”. We can ask the Holy Spirit daily to show us how to worship God with our lives and how to exhibit Christlike habits especially in this world today! The best place to be daily is at the feet of Jesus! ✝️✝️✝️ |
