Romans - Part 4: SPIRITSample

Who Leads You?

Each day we wake up experiencing new mercies from our Heavenly Father. He holds the earth at a precise distance from the sun. He calls forth rain and changing seasons. He holds back the ferocious power of the sea. He rotates the earth at the exact revolutions needed to sustain life, including ours. When we consider the bigger picture, looking outside ourselves, we remove the "horse blinders," the narrow vision that causes us to see only what affects us, in our current circumstances. When we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and believe in His name, we are given the right to become children of God. This act of faith removes the "blinders," giving us His sight; we see as He wills. He provides EVERYTHING, so why do we push God out of the driver's seat of our lives, and try to control our circumstances ourselves?

The answer lies in the initial question, "Who Leads You?"

God never changes; we are the ones who change. We are either changing through the hand of Christ or through the hand of the world. Those who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit are changed; we have signed up for a lifetime of change! As the Holy Spirit convicts our hearts, we repent; we change! We allow God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit to mature us, to sanctify us.

This isn't a one-time event; it is a continual process, which means we will always need help from above! All thanks be to God, for He did not give us a Spirit of fear, or slavery; He gave us the Spirit of adoption! We belong to Him; we are His children and He made us His heirs; we are fellow heirs with Christ!

Do you want to live your life as if this is the only truth that matters? YES! Then each day that you are blessed with the gift of life, accept the new mercies of your Heavenly Father. Open the door within your heart and invite God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in!

Surrender your will each day; say it out loud! Proclaim it, live it, and love others because of it. Invite Father, Son, and Spirit in each morning; don't leave Him in the foyer of your heart; step aside and ask Him to remodel your space and see the master Carpenter bring you to new life!

-Ardena Hamill