Yesterday in my blog I shared about being filled with the Spirit. Years ago I heard someone teach on the need to be refilled with the Spirit. She said we need to be refilled because we leak. She said it in a way that was very funny and memorable.
Why would we need to continue to be filled? Things can come at us in life and bring discouragement or distractions.
Whenever I feel troubled about something I ask myself two questions.
What triggered this feeling?
What does the Word of God have to say about this situation.
Once I have answered these two questions I can deal with what I am feeling. I don't like to let things like that go. If I feel troubled about something I know I need to deal with it ASAP. If we let things go we can give our enemy an open door in our life through worry (negative meditation) and the wrong words coming out of our mouth. Look in this verse In Ephesians, speaking the Word to ourselves and rejoicing in the Lord stirs us up spiritually.
Eph 5:19
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
KJV
Another thing is distraction, just letting ourselves get to busy to stay in the Word and prayer. All of us have busy times, but we can't afford to let our spiritual life go. To stay FILLED with the Spirit we have to stay in the Word, pray, rejoice, keep your spiritual life active.
Smith Wigglesworth said he would get up every morning and dance before the Lord. He didn't feel spiritual when he first started , but he did it by faith. Then he read the Word and spent some time in prayer. We don't always feel like doing this things but they are vital to our spiritual life.
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