Being Full of the Spirit

I thank God that as one of His children He did not leave me alone and expect me to live by His standards. I would fail consistently for I do not have what it takes to follow Jesus. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and I believe the Bible is the Word of God. I have always believed that from my childhood but I have not always lived as if I believed that. There was an experience in my midteens that I struggled with a particular sin and became convinced there was no power in the church to help me. I still believed that Jesus is God and the Bible was His Word but I became involved in many sins of the world. When I was 21 I accepted the Lord and everything changed because not only did I believe but became convinced that there was power to help me to live right. I have failed many times but I continually return to the promise that when I am weak He is strong. Late in the life of the apostle Paul he was in a season of weakness and God assured him with these words, "My grace is sufficient in you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians 12:9
This is one of my consistent prayers that God will continue to be with me in my weaknesses so that I will have strength and wisdom to do what is right in His sight. Saying means that I have a need to be full of the Spirit everyday. Jesus promised never to leave us or forsake us and He promised to answer our prayers. I just happen to believe that when I pray for His power, His Spirit to come because I am weak and dependent upon Him that this is the kind of prayer that God is eager to answer. May we learn to depend upon the Lord and continually ask to be full of the Spirit.
May the love and peace of the Lord overshadow your comings and goings.
Pastor John