Be Filled With the Spirit
One thing we all have in common is foolishness. Since we have lived separate from God we have played the fool. The closer we get to the all wise God the more we realize how foolish we are.
We usually have some restraint and regard for ourselves and others when sober but intoxicated is when we really let our sinful nature go. I could write pages and pages of the foolish things I did when I was drunk but that would be of no help, it is the transformational work of God in my life that is most helpful to others. I am shocked how sometimes I allow myself and listen to others as if we are proud of those days, joking around, as if we miss it. How can we be proud of our foolish behavior.
Now that we have been made wise in Christ we need to be careful so we don't play the fool anymore. We use to behave carelessly like there is no consequences to our evil choices. Now that we are wise we need to cease every moment use it for God's divine purpose not just sitting idle wasting our life away. God saved us for a reason, we have work to do, we have a world to change, so why live as we don't have anything to live for. I use to get so emotionally wrapped into things such as sports, that I would act like a fool, why? Because I did not know my eternal purpose. I did not know the great plan God has for me, so I made a big deal out of nothing. So as Ephesians 5:17 says let us not act thoughtlessly but know what the Lord wants us to do.
As a young man I wanted to do what I thought was fun, party, have sex, and act a fool. The problem is I wasn't capable myself, my conscious would hold me back, substance abuse was therefore my answer. It effected my brain where I lost all inhibition. Thank God for His mercy that He saved me young, and kept me from permanent damage. Why do people get so proud of their drinking inhibitions when it is not who they really are? That is why people become alcoholics they don't like who they are, they want to hide their true selves and can't bear facing reality.
Ephesians 5:18 says don't be drunk with wine but be filled with the spirit. Being drunken with wine allows us to experience the full debauchery of our sinful nature, being filled with the Spirit allows us to experience the fullness of God's divine nature. One leads to shame, regret and destruction the other to life as it truly was meant to be full of love, joy and peace. As being drunk would give me the boldness necessary to commit big sin, being filled with the Spirit gives me the boldness necessary to walk in great faith.
When we are drunk we speak our mind without much forethought, which can get us in a lot of trouble. The bible says out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Whatever comes out is what is in, one cannot use the excuse I was drunk I didn't know what I was saying. When filled with the Holy Spirit we have self control, He tames our tongue, while working on our heart, helping us avoid so much trouble that our mouth would normally get us in. When pressure is on instead of cursing we sing spiritual songs, making music to the Lord in our hearts, we give thanks to God in everything (Eph. 5:19-20).
Being drunk with wine is a way of escape from reality, being filled with the Spirit is empowerment to face reality. With one matters only get worse, with the other matters always get better. I have experienced both and trust me being filled with the Spirit is the way to truly live life the way God created it to be.
We usually have some restraint and regard for ourselves and others when sober but intoxicated is when we really let our sinful nature go. I could write pages and pages of the foolish things I did when I was drunk but that would be of no help, it is the transformational work of God in my life that is most helpful to others. I am shocked how sometimes I allow myself and listen to others as if we are proud of those days, joking around, as if we miss it. How can we be proud of our foolish behavior.
Now that we have been made wise in Christ we need to be careful so we don't play the fool anymore. We use to behave carelessly like there is no consequences to our evil choices. Now that we are wise we need to cease every moment use it for God's divine purpose not just sitting idle wasting our life away. God saved us for a reason, we have work to do, we have a world to change, so why live as we don't have anything to live for. I use to get so emotionally wrapped into things such as sports, that I would act like a fool, why? Because I did not know my eternal purpose. I did not know the great plan God has for me, so I made a big deal out of nothing. So as Ephesians 5:17 says let us not act thoughtlessly but know what the Lord wants us to do.
As a young man I wanted to do what I thought was fun, party, have sex, and act a fool. The problem is I wasn't capable myself, my conscious would hold me back, substance abuse was therefore my answer. It effected my brain where I lost all inhibition. Thank God for His mercy that He saved me young, and kept me from permanent damage. Why do people get so proud of their drinking inhibitions when it is not who they really are? That is why people become alcoholics they don't like who they are, they want to hide their true selves and can't bear facing reality.
Ephesians 5:18 says don't be drunk with wine but be filled with the spirit. Being drunken with wine allows us to experience the full debauchery of our sinful nature, being filled with the Spirit allows us to experience the fullness of God's divine nature. One leads to shame, regret and destruction the other to life as it truly was meant to be full of love, joy and peace. As being drunk would give me the boldness necessary to commit big sin, being filled with the Spirit gives me the boldness necessary to walk in great faith.
When we are drunk we speak our mind without much forethought, which can get us in a lot of trouble. The bible says out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Whatever comes out is what is in, one cannot use the excuse I was drunk I didn't know what I was saying. When filled with the Holy Spirit we have self control, He tames our tongue, while working on our heart, helping us avoid so much trouble that our mouth would normally get us in. When pressure is on instead of cursing we sing spiritual songs, making music to the Lord in our hearts, we give thanks to God in everything (Eph. 5:19-20).
Being drunk with wine is a way of escape from reality, being filled with the Spirit is empowerment to face reality. With one matters only get worse, with the other matters always get better. I have experienced both and trust me being filled with the Spirit is the way to truly live life the way God created it to be.
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