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What would attract more people to the Gospel?! To walk around being depressed and sad and hating one another or to walk in the Spirit?! "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16 It is a very, very strong and positive feeling when we are among people filled with Holy Spirit, indeed, with all the fruits being evident: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23 And those who are filled with the Holy Spirit feel all the supernatural joy and life that only the Lord Jesus can give. "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." - John 7:38 But the enemy - Satan, the devil, and his angels - will always work hard to prevent such from happening in the life of any believer. Why?! Because when believers are letting such great light to shine on them they are being a powerful alive testimony. It is even stronger for those who are in darkness, as they see it so evidently. And it is very, very pleasant. "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." - Matthew 4:16 What the Lord can do through us is simply amazing, there is nothing better in this world than to experience His love in us. But the enemy - Satan, the devil, and his angels - will still work very hard to prevent such light from shining in the life of a believer. A very common thing the enemy will do frequently is to put condemnation thoughts and doubtful accusations in you, so you will change your focus to worrying about it. And the believer has to be ready to counter attack such strategies of the enemy. "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" - Matthew 6:25 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." - John 6:63 Do not be deceived, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." - Romans 8:1 Condemnation can only be successfully imputed when we are in the flesh. Then to hear to condemnation thoughts and doubtful accusations from the enemy, to the point of preventing the Holy Spirit to work in us is something we should be aware of. Do not let nothing separate you from the love of Christ, if you feel you have a problem... Then run to Him in prayer, and He will lift you up. "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 8:38-39 It is something we learn more about each day, it may take time for you to learn to fight against the enemy... I confess I am still learning. But what we must have in mind is: I will not give up! "We love Him because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19 But if you do not know what I am talking about, if you are unsure the Spirit of the Lord is in you. Then make a decision about it now, to live for the flesh is a waste of time, it is the Spirit who gives life. All the works of the flesh are a waste of time, and will only lead you to a miserable life: "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." - Galatians 5:19-21 But the fruits of the Holy Spirit are: Love - Supernatural love, a level of love those who are in the flesh are unable to demonstrate. Joy - Supernatural joy, a level of joy those who are in the flesh never felt in their lives. It is simply amazing! Peace - Supernatural peace, a level of peace those who are in the flesh never felt in their lives, it is peace in its fullness. Amazing! Longsuffering - Supernatural patience to endure the most challenging tribulations. All can be overcome. Kindness - Supernatural kindness to show to those who hate you and persecute you for no reason. Goodness - Supernatural goodness to show to those who hate you and want to see you dead. Faithfulness - Supernatural faith to endure and to love God above all things. Gentleness - Supernatural gentleness to show to those who insists in doing otherwise. Self-control - Supernatural control over the evil desires of the flesh and yourself. But each person will experience differing levels of the fruits of the Spirit in their lives, according to their faith. We should definitely focus more in cultivating all the good fruits of the Spirit in their fullness. "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." - Matthew 5:48 Then if you want to deny yourself and let His light shine in you, repent and receive Him in your life now. Our sins are a waste of time and will only lead us to death if we love them. Love the Lord Jesus and have life! Welcome Him today, so He can start the good work in you and make you FREE INDEED! "By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit." - 1 John 4:13 "For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men" - 1 Peter 2:15 No matter what you have done in your life, no matter how many sins, how grave they were, just repent and receive life in Jesus' name! Receive and embrace the Holy Spirit, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. "So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us" - Acts 15:8 The gift of the Holy Spirit which is given to all those who believe. "...Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." - Acts 2:38 And do not let the enemy quench His amazing gift that is in you. "Do not quench the Spirit." - Acts 2:38 "nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." - Luke 17:21 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." - Galatians 2:20 God bless you in Jesus' name!

This is one of my very favorite worship songs that probably none of you have heard from a local (to me) guy. It goes along with a couple of my favorite verses about shining like the stars in the heavens: "Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." Daniel 12:3 (NASB) "14Do all things without grumbling or disputing; 15so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. 17But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me." Philippians 2:14-18