Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:
12 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be HIS Sacred, living sacrifices. And live in Holiness, experiencing all that delights HIS Heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.
2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in HIS eyes.
I want to delight FATHER’S Heart and I trust you do too! However, it takes sacrifice and I have no problem in sacrificing whatever The Holy Spirit leads me to do. The key is to respond to The Holy Spirit and present myself daily to Him for instruction and revelation.
I ask The Holy Spirit to wake me up each morning according to His schedule, not mine. When He awakens me earlier than usual, I know that there is something important for Him to show me. I resist not.
Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:
5 Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent Your Father as HIS Beloved Sons and Daughters. 2 And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant Love of Christ, for He surrendered his life as a Sacrifice for us. His great Love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.
When we fully submit to The Holy Spirit, we experience joy and gratefulness for each day no matter what circumstances confront us. We are no longer moved by what the world is showing us for we know FATHER’S Heart and we will navigate through this broken world.
The world will resist our walks and places mountains before us as we walk in Agape Love, faith, and hope. Jesus instructed us concerning the mountains in Mark chapter 11:
22 Jesus replied, “Let the faith of God be in you! 23 Listen to the Truth I speak to you: If someone says to this mountain with great faith and having no doubt, ‘Mountain, be lifted up and thrown into the midst of the sea,’ and believes that what he says will happen, it will be done. 24 This is the reason I urge you to boldly believe for whatever you ask for in prayer—believe that you have received it and it will be yours.”
A mountain is often used to describe a kingdom. We are to overcome the worldly kingdom in all of its aspects by operating in the power and authority of FATHER’S Kingdom which we are instructed to bring forth on this earth. This is a priority of The Holy Spirit thus I believe it is critical to pray in The Holy Spirit constantly in order to immerse myself in FATHER’S Perfect Plan, Will, and Purpose. Jesus said “Listen to the Truth I speak to you.” We should focus on this in order to bring forth FATHER’S Kingdom of Holiness.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 14:
18 I give thanks to God that I speak in tongues more than all of you, 19 but in the church setting I would rather speak five words that can be understood than ten thousand exotic words in a tongue. That way I could have a role in teaching others.
When alone with FATHER, Paul consistently prayed in Tongues. When teaching, he spoke to others with words they could understand. Shouldn’t we follow his example?
When I listen to The Holy Spirit, my mind is being transformed to FATHER’S thoughts rather than the world’s thoughts. I abandon the world’s ways and opinions for they are worthless and have no benefit whatsoever. The adversary wants you and me to remain in deception rather than walk in The Light of The Gospel. However, that deception is being increasingly exposed on all fronts.
We are meant to be living sacrifices, pleasing to FATHER for it is HIS delight! It delights me as well.