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“Don’t grieve God. Don’t break His heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for Himself. Don’t take such a gift for granted.” Ephesians 4:30 (The Message)

Have you ever given a gift you poured your heart and soul into, only to discover it was never really used — or even appreciated?

If you have invited Christ into your life, you have received this amazing gift of the Holy Spirit! This present is like none other: God the Father poured His heart and soul into this gift for you!

But have you set this precious gift on a shelf to collect dust with all the other well-meaning gifts you’ve received over the years? Have you ever really used it?

Could it be you’re afraid God might ask you to do something you don’t want to do, or go someplace you don’t want to go?

It is not enough to just have the Holy Spirit in our lives. He wants to play an active role. He longs to give us comfort, to be our guide, and to empower us to live the life He has called us to.

So how do we embrace this gift? How do we use its full potential?

We open the door to the Holy Spirit’s incredible work in our lives when we surrender. When we get out of the driver’s seat and let Him drive.

Surrender is never easy, no matter who you are! But if we never surrender, we will never experience the adventures God has waiting for us. The Holy Spirit is God’s precious, astonishing, and astounding gift to you! Will you set this amazing gift on a shelf to collect dust, or will you step out in faith, fully surrender, and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime?

Lord, we confess our desire to control our own lives and do what feels best instead of letting go and allowing You to lead us. Today we relinquish control, we take our hands off the wheel and invite Your Holy Spirit to take the lead. Amen.

By Kristi Huseby
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http://www.brokenandredeemed-kristi.blogspot.com/

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“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)

I was 22-years-old and I was living a nightmare. I was in the middle of a divorce, a custody battle, and my life as I knew it was coming to an end. No more white picket fence and the 2.5 kids (or so I thought). I was suffering, and every day felt like a battle that couldn’t be won.

What I couldn’t see then, and what I do see now, is that in those moments of absolute distress, I was beginning to learn and grow as a godly man. It would take another 15 years before I would surrender my life to Him. However, the foundation of Christ was set during those times of my divorce.

God was shaping me and He was molding me. I was a rebel and He was using afflictions of this life to bring me closer to Him. My suffering was producing endurance, and as Paul writes, from endurance comes character and hope.

What a gift this is from our Lord! He knows our nature and yet He still adores us. He sees our rebellion and yet His faithfulness knows no boundaries. He allows times of suffering, as a loving Father, in so that we may find our way into His loving arms.

Father. We cry out to You in our times of suffering and afflictions. We say heal and we say change. Lord, we only want what is in Your will. Let us see the gift that You give us in our times of suffering. Open our hearts to turn back to You, Lord. In Jesus name, AMEN!

By Rev. Daniel Forster

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