Excerpts from Battle Cry Good vs Evil
Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit
As we go through life and the challenges it brings, we can find ourselves becoming very frustrated and at times overwhelmed. Sometimes it can feel as if we are doing our best just to survive. We accept most of what happens as coincidence, luck, fate, or destiny. Then, when we consider God as a part of our life, we get even more frustrated, because we can’t grasp or understand why certain things happen in our life.
Author’s comments: This certainly is a time when we are all feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. Is this a wake-up call?
Chapter 2: Spiritual Warfare
Over time, our disobedience and sinful behavior got incessantly worse. Genesis 6:3 (NLT) says, “Then the LORD said, ‘My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.’” God was obviously not pleased. His disappointment is felt by the fact His Spirit would not tolerate what we had become, so therefore, He limited our normal lifespan.
Author’s comments: Do you think He’s anymore pleased with us today?
Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit
Because God knew our need, the Father sent the Holy Spirit. With the strength of the Spirit, we no longer have to depend on just our own strength. In John 14:15–17 (NLT), Jesus promises the Holy Spirit by saying, “If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.”
Author’s comments: Do you love Jesus? Do you obey His commandments? Are you looking for the Holy Spirit? Do you recognize Him? Do you believe the Holy Spirit is in you? If so, lean into the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is a time to trust God. Trust that He will see us through. Trust that He will provide the wisdom to our leaders. Trust that on the other side, we will be stronger! If not, please reach out to me. I’d love to help!
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