work He wants to get done, but He can’t
use you to do it unless you yield completely
to Him. There will always be people who
think they know what you should do, but
pay no attention to them. You have to seek
God for yourself and let the Holy Spirit
guide you. He is the one who knows what
God’s will is for you, and He knows exactly
what you should do or say in any situation.
The Spirit has the answers.
Some of you don’t always pray for God’s
will to be done in your life, and that is why
you don’t get the answers you need. Then
you become discouraged. When you let
the Holy Ghost take center stage all the
time, you will pray the right way and get
answers.
Stay in love with the Word of God, and
that will keep you alive with Heaven’s
greatness. Then you won’t be discouraged
because with God, you will have nothing
to be discouraged about. Also, don’t hang
around with people who always talk about
discouraging things, or they will hinder
you. The Lord said our conversation is to be
the same now as it will be when we are in
Heaven. For our conversation is in heaven;
from whence also we look for the Saviour,
the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20).
Yield to the Spirit
If you have received the Holy Ghost, do
you just have Him; or does He have you?
You must keep the Holy Ghost fire burning
within you by always yielding to and leaning
on Him. You can’t lean on yourself or
other people.
Paul said, Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints (Ephesians
6:18). Many people think that verse means
they must pray in tongues all the time, but
that is not so. It means you must always be
in agreement with the Spirit.
You must allow the Holy Ghost to
increase within you; and self must
decrease if you want righteousness, peace
and joy in the Spirit. Paul wrote, For the
kingdom of God is not meat and drink;
but righteousness, and peace, and joy in
the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). When
you let the Holy Ghost increase in your life,
you will be amazed at how the things you
thought were so necessary aren’t really necessary
after all.
The Comforter was sent because we need
Him. This is an hour of many uncertainties;
but even so, God’s children are to be
the happiest people on Earth. Heaven came
down to us so we could call Heaven any
time we need more love, faith, strength or
anything of God. Jesus said, Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you
(Matthew 7:7).
John the Baptist recognized Jesus to be
the promised Messiah, and he stepped back
and let Jesus take over. The Holy Ghost is
our promised Comforter, so we must recognize
Him, receive Him and let Him take
over. Repent, and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is
unto you, and to your children, and to all
that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
our God shall call (Acts 2:38,39).
John the Baptist said, He Jesus must
increase, but I must decrease (John 3:30).
In the same way, you must allow the Holy
Ghost to increase within you and take center
stage in your life.
The Holy Ghost Must Have Control
If you allow the Holy Ghost to increase
in your life, the things you do will be acts
of the Holy Ghost. The book of the Acts of
the Apostles should have been named the
Acts of the Holy Ghost because the apostles
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