I will have to admit that I love roller coasters, the higher, faster, and more twists and turns the better.
Put me on the back of my husband's motorcycle and we get going over 50 mph and I am yelling, 'slow down'. Pull me behind a boat on an inner tube and I will be the first to scream 'STOP'. I think my love of roller coasters comes from the thrill of heights and going fast, however I am safely secured, latched, and buckled in my seat. Riding on the motorcycle or the inner tube I feel a lack of security or control, causing me to want to stop or slow down.
I can relate this to how I let God be actively involved in my life. While He wants to direct and empower me in every aspect, I want to pick and choose and often times scream 'slow down' or even 'stop'.
John 3:34 states that "The One that God sent speaks God's words. And don't think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces. The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever! And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn't see life."
Even with God's Spirit working in us, we still take actions to limit His work in us.
So what are your doing that may be blocking the Holy Spirit from filling you or working in your life? Sometimes it may be a stubborn attitude, harboring anger and resentment towards a person, bad habits that you are trying to manage in your own, pride, and the list can go on and on.
Romans 8:15 - 16 described our relationship with the Father as, This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" If we go through the hard times with Him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with Him!
This life is an adventure with Jesus as our adventure guide. If we trust in Him and follow His lead there will be no need to yell, 'slow down' or 'stop'. He has our best interest at heart and will lead and guide us into a life eternal filled with richness and abundance beyond our imagination.
Living a life under God's control first involves accepting Christ into our hearts and lives and then allowing Him to guide us through this thing we call life.
Like my new 'biker dude' husband always say, 'MaMa lets jump on the bike and hit the open rode and just see where it takes us!' Life is an adventure, be willingly and accepting to live it that way.
John 3:34 states that "The One that God sent speaks God's words. And don't think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces. The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever! And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn't see life."
Even with God's Spirit working in us, we still take actions to limit His work in us.
So what are your doing that may be blocking the Holy Spirit from filling you or working in your life? Sometimes it may be a stubborn attitude, harboring anger and resentment towards a person, bad habits that you are trying to manage in your own, pride, and the list can go on and on.
Romans 8:15 - 16 described our relationship with the Father as, This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" If we go through the hard times with Him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with Him!
This life is an adventure with Jesus as our adventure guide. If we trust in Him and follow His lead there will be no need to yell, 'slow down' or 'stop'. He has our best interest at heart and will lead and guide us into a life eternal filled with richness and abundance beyond our imagination.
Living a life under God's control first involves accepting Christ into our hearts and lives and then allowing Him to guide us through this thing we call life.
Like my new 'biker dude' husband always say, 'MaMa lets jump on the bike and hit the open rode and just see where it takes us!' Life is an adventure, be willingly and accepting to live it that way.
Blessings,
Jill
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