Is the Holy Spirit working in your life today?

We have learned that the Holy Spirit is God indwelling us. He affects and empowers every dimension of our lives. He directs every step and decision of our days. He is the Lord who gives us significance and purpose, life and a future.

We looked at why he matters today, and why he’s not “just” the third person of the Trinity.

We discussed the spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit gives and whether one of those spiritual gifts—the sometimes controversial gifting of “speaking in tongues”—is still valid today.

Then we discussed what it means to be “filled with the Spirit,” which leads us to the end of this devotional series and a key question you need to ask yourself: Would those who know you best say they see the Spirit at work in your life today?

We can measure the degree to which we are surrendered to the Spirit by the "fruit," or results, that manifest themselves in our lives: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22).

In other words, ask yourself: “Would my friends say that I am loving? Do they think I exercise patience? Do they experience kindness and gentleness from me?”

If the answers reveal hard truths, reread the previous devotional and follow its steps to confess, surrender, and live by faith.

If Jesus is your Lord

One of my favorite stories concerns a father arriving home from work one day. His two little girls ran to meet him.

The five-year-old got to him first, throwing her arms around his legs.

Hedges on either side of the sidewalk kept the three-year-old from going around her big sister to her father. Standing on the sidewalk, she began to cry.

So her father reached down and picked her up.

The big sister then taunted her little sister, "Ha, ha, ha—I've got all of Daddy there is."

The little sister replied, "Ha, ha, ha—Daddy's got all of me there is."

If Jesus is your Lord, you have all of God there is.

Does he have all of you?

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