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Acts 10:38 says that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil.
From the verse above, we again see that one of the reasons the anointing was given was/is for the purpose of helping others.
So my motive for wanting more of God’s power and gifts to be evident in my life, has to be so that I can be used by God to reach others with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
… And the only way we can fully operate in the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit is by spending time with Him, saturating ourselves in Him, allowing Him to change in us what He wants to, doing with our lives what He wants to. Allowing Him to be Lord over all.
Let Him have control and watch your life soar to new heights in God’s call and purpose for your life.
Arise in Him and allow Him to teach you, to mold you, to equip you, to renew your mind, to change you from the inside out and perfect that which is lacking in your spiritual life.
When you ask the Holy Spirit to use you to reach others – the first person He’ll change is you.
He needs to renew your way of thinking about things; concerning what it is He’ll have you do and how He’ll have you do it – about the way you see yourself – the way you see others – the way you treat and love others – the way in which you interact with others … only He can bring the change by the renewal of your mind to His standards and His way of thinking and doing things ... It comes from spending time with Him and in His word.
The one thing I believe the Holy Spirit wants from you now is to spend time with Him. As I’ve been praying about this email and what to type in it – that is the thing that has come across strongly – that the Holy Spirit wants you to spend time with Him.