Surrender to the Holy Spirit 10. Apr 2024 On The Way In Love As Christians the Holy Spirit lives in us (2 Cor 1:22). In the Bible we read that God has given us the Holy Spirit (Gal 4:6) and that we are the temple of His Spirit, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you” (1 Cor 6:19; NKJV). As we allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives He can develop His fruit in us, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Gal 5:22-23; NKJV). As the Holy Spirit interacts with our born-again spirit (Rom 8:16) we become more and more like Jesus (2 Cor 3:18b). Our flesh, which is our body, mind, will and emotions, was not born again when we asked Jesus into our lives and needs to be disciplined and renewed from its sinful ways (1 Cor 9:27; Rom 12:2). We need to allow the Holy Spirit through our spirit, to dominate our thoughts, speech and actions (Gal 5:16-17). In the Bible we are taught not to “resist the Holy Spirit” (Acts 7:51; NKJV) and not to “grieve the Holy Spirit” (Eph 4:30; NKJV) and not to quench, extinguish or stop the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives (1 Thess 5:19). The apostle Paul wrote about his tussle between the Holy Spirit and his flesh (Rom 7:13-25). However, he went on to assure us that as our walk is directed by the Holy Spirit, we can bring our flesh under control and live a Christ-like life (Rom 8:1-2). It’s a growing process so don’t get condemned, stay focused and keep on, cooperating with the Holy Spirit. We promise you that the growth and changes will be amazing.