God has given us His Spirit to thrive under all circumstances.

We live in a world where evil is called good and good is called evil. Right is wrong, and wrong is right. Everything is being turned inside out and upside down. But if you have a personal relationship with God and are being led by His Spirit, you can stand strong and thrive, even in an upside-down world.

What do I mean when I say we can be led by the Holy Spirit? Spirit-led living follows a different path from what the world says you should pursue. It’s having different values, goals, and measurements for success from those dictated by the world. Spirit-led living is freedom from guilt, condemnation, and shame. It is boldly stepping into the future without fear.

Spirit-led living is knowing who you are in Christ and having confidence that the Holy Spirit within you is greater than anything you face in this world. It is knowing God intimately, which results in learning to hear His voice. Spirit-led living is following God’s leading so you can fulfill every bit of potential He has designed for your life. And Spirit-led living is the peace of knowing that no matter what following Him costs, it will be worth it.

How Do I Live a Spirit-Led Life?

• First John 1:9 tells us: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” That’s where Spirit-led living starts. The Holy Spirit comes to live within us at salvation.
• “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”—Acts 1:8. The Holy Spirit is so important that ever since He was poured out on the Day of Pentecost, He has been ready and waiting to give help to every single Christian who has ever lived. When the Holy Spirit lives within a human being, that person becomes a new creation, a new being.
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and self-control; against such there is no law —Galatians 5:22-23. Jesus told us to judge a tree by its fruit. That means the world will know we love the Lord and are empowered by the Holy Spirit when they see the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

Daily Question: How does the Holy Spirit help us be more than we are? If He turned a shepherd boy into a king, a murderer into a deliverer, and fishermen into disciples, how does He help us become what we must become despite our limitations and backgrounds?