Are You a Delight or a Drag?
Have you ever noticed that some people leave you feeling energized, while others leave you feeling drained?
Most of us enjoy being around people who refresh us. They encourage us, challenge us in healthy ways, and somehow leave us with more hope than we had before. On the other hand, we've all been around people who seem to sap our emotional, physical, or spiritual strength. If we're honest, we've probably gone out of our way to avoid them from time to time.
That raises an important question:
Which kind of person are you becoming?
Are you becoming someone who refreshes others, or someone who unintentionally weighs them down?
Being a delight to others doesn't begin with trying harder to be nice. It begins by being regularly refreshed by the Lord. He alone is the source of real life. Jesus said, "Whoever believes in me...streams of living water will flow from within them" (John 7:38).
As we spend time with Him and respond to the Holy Spirit in faith, His life begins to overflow int...
Are You An Animated Adventurer?
Do you ever feel spiritually dry?
Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as Rivers of Living Water – that can flow from within you. (John 7:38)
Do you ever feel powerless?
Jesus said you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you … and you will be His witness. (Acts 1:8)
Do you ever feel lonely, isolated or unloved?
The apostle Paul said that you have received a Spirit of Adoption – with all the rights of a first-born son – who calls out within you “Abba, Papa.”
(Romans 8:15) Paul also implored us to keep being filled with the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18)
The Holy Spirit applies and animates the life, power and wisdom of God in our lives. He makes Jesus real within us. He is the gift of God, and He is God Himself. He gives us intimacy with our Father in heaven. He gives us heavenly power to accomplish heavenly ...
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