It is very essential to know as a believer that any action we take or decision we make in our daily life, which is outside the scope of the Holy Spirit, is outside the will of God (Romans 8:5).
God sent His Spirit to indwell in us and help us to live a Spirit-led life because He knew that our carnal nature (flesh) cannot please Him (Romans 8:8).
During these Perilious times, it is extremely crucial for a believer to be sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to live a fulfilled life. At the moment an average believer is guided by their soul and flesh due to lack of spiritual knowlege & poor discipleship.
I pray that the Holy Spirit stirs your heart and mind as you read this blog so that the eyes of your understanding is opened to comprehend spiritual things, in Jesus name Amen.
To be able to walk with and be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, a believer must acknowlege the futility of their natural being (Soul and flesh). You must come to the point of not relying on your natural ability and rely on your spirit man through the help of the Holy Spirit (Zachariah 4:6).
When we receive revelation from the Holy Spirit that our natural ability is incapable of doing spiritual things, then we can submit and be sensitive to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Total dependency on the Holy Spirit for direction will start the process of subduing certain areas of our lives regularly, through the work of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16).
To enhance your understanding on how the Holy Spirit functions in the life of a believer, I will use an analogy of the present time Artificial Intelligence (AI). We must be aware that the function of the Holy Spirit is uncomparable to AI as the function of the Holy spirit is supernatural while AI is natural.
The concept behind AI will be used as an illustration to enhance your understanding on how the Holy Spirit functions in the life of a beleiver.
Let’s take a look at the scanning machines used in grocery stores like Walmart or Asda. When we use the self-check out machines, we interact with the machine by pressing the start button in order to scan our shopping items. Once that is done, we will wait for the machine to calculate the cost and take us through the payment process in order to complete the transaction. As customers we must be patient and be attentive to the instructions given from the machine. Without an instruction from the machine we wouldn’t be able to complete the transaction.
In the same manner as believers, we must activate the Holy Spirit within our spirit man and be patient and sensitive enough to listen to His guidance and instructions. We must not take an action until the Holy Spirit gives us an instruction just like the self service machine. When we adhere to the instruction of the Holy Spirit, then the work of the cross (crucifixion of the soul and flesh) will begin in our lives, such as sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasure, idolatory, sorcery, hostility, quareling, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkeness, wild parties and other sins like this (Galatian 5:19-21).
To get to this point as believers, we must invest in reading, meditating and practicing the Word of God through the help of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 13:12). We must also invest time in prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to help us to pray according to the will of God, because we do not know what we ought to pray (Romans 8:26).
I pray that the Holy Spirit will enlighten your mind as you read this blog to be able to be sensitive to His leading.
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Written and composed by Ayo Akingbala
Edited by Shola Akingbala