If you indeed left everything behind for a new life, so life is new! Stop diminishing yourself and looking at yourself as just one more. BELIEVE! That’s what makes the difference.
When a person believes they have the Holy Spirit and truly decides to leave the old life behind, they are already telling themselves that they are no longer the same; that they are new and strong to overcome.
The Holy Spirit then enables them. He makes us strong regardless of colour, race, culture, skills etc...And once He comes upon a person that is it. No one can stop that person.
“In short, you push yourself to do what is good and run away
from what is bad. By doing so you are moving forward,
you are growing and becoming stronger.”
Could the devil or the enemies stop those who were filled with the Holy Spirit? No – Moses, Abraham, David, Daniel…they were all able to stand firm, why? Because the Spirit of God made them strong.
When you receive something precious you don’t just keep it anywhere do you? For example, when a person receives their salary they don’t take it all and keep it in their wallet, purse and bag or under the mattress do they? They store it in the bank where they know it can be safe.
The same applies to the Holy Spirit – you have to keep it safe. How do you do that? By continually seeking the presence of God, by taking the things of God seriously. For example, you make it a priority to attend the service Sunday morning, Wednesdays and Fridays because you understand their importance in helping develop your spiritual life.
In short, you push yourself to do what is good and run away from what is bad. By doing so you are moving forward, you are growing and becoming stronger.
Think of it as a muscle. When you stop exercising your muscles get stiff and weak but when you exercise them they are strong and consequently you are fitter! The same applies to faith!
The more you exercise it the stronger it gets!
Pr Luke Castro
YPG National Coordinator
