satisfied?
i went to fellowship tonight. this girl gave a talk on the holy spirit and living a spirit-filled life. i thought it was quite good. very practical. and she didn't make it seem as complicated or mysterious as some of us christians make matters regarding the holy spirit to be. anyway, i picked up one of her booklets at the end called "satisfied?". it goes through different stages of what it means to live a spirit-filled life...kind of like a tract. it finishes off with an analogy i thought was pretty cool:
Do Not Depend on Feelings
To be transported by an airplane, we must place our faith in the trustworthiness of the aircraft and the pilot who flies it. Our feelings of confidence or fear do not affect the ability of the airplane to transport us, though they do affect how much we enjoy the trip. In the same way, we as Christians do not depend on feelings or emotions, but we place our faith in the trustworthiness of God and the promises of His Word.
i love flying. i always have. i pray that i can love trusting in Him to bring me wherever just as much.
posted by Anonymous at 10:21 pm
2 Comments:
joyce... this is exactly what ive been learning and experiencing in my spiritual life here at Queens... too bad we come from a baptist background because what God is teaching me now, it is leaning toward the pentecostal beliefs... and i believe it! i dont like how we have to divide these "doctrines" into "denominations". there are so many things that we cannot possibly do by ourselves... how are we supposed to be intimate with God without His Holy Spirit? and it's true. God has given us His Holy Spirit that dwells in us if we are Christians... but how many of us truly live a spirit-filled life? when we read our Bibles... how can we understand what the teachings are without the Holy Spirit? there are many misconceptions about the Holy Spirit that ive grown up with so it's been an interesting "search" for the truth. share more with you later! will be home in a week! =)
11:57 am
oh man include me in your convo!!! hahah..enough of this *feeling* stuff..argh. i enjoyed every point in s.c.'s comment haha want to talk about that stuff too =)
2:34 am
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