Help from the Holy Spirit #1
The fourth way to grow as a Christian is to remember, appreciate, and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit who lives in us and who wants to work in and through us.God created us in His image which means that we can have the Holy Spirit living in us. When we become Christians it is because the Holy Spirit has been working in our hearts.
The more we allow Him to live in our hearts and the more control we give Him, the more we will grow in our faith.
Paul reminds Timothy, a young man who was made responsible for an important church, that he does not need to be fearful because the Holy Spirit will work in him to give him:
- The power to change
- The ability to love God, himself, and others more than ever before
- The courage to change deep-rooted habits and become a new person through self-discipline. (Some translations translate self-discipline as a sound mind which implies the mental strength to become a new person)
Over the next few days we will look at what the Holy Spirit does in our lives, and then we will look at how we can grow closer to the Spirit and give Him more control...
| For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a Spirit of timidity, but a Spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline. (2Timothy1:7) |
