So Frustrated You Could Scream?
People and situations can leave us frustrated and even angry. If we allow it, our emotions can get the better of us and cause us to react in ways that are anything except loving.
God calls us to love others, at all times. The question is how can we do that when we are so frustrated? The answer lies in the Holy Spirit’s power within the heart of every believer.
How the Holy Spirit Operates in the Believer
The Holy Spirit living in our heart will always guide us and speak through us to love others…IF…we allow Him to do so. The key is that we must yield our flesh (mind, will and emotions) to the prompting and peaceful voice of God’s Spirit within us.
The Power of Feeding on the Word of God
Every time we read, study, hear and take in the Word of God, the Holy Spirit is powerfully working with our reborn spirit to renew our mind to God’s ways. We leave behind our old ways of acting and reacting and begin to act according to God’s ways.
The truth of God and all of the fruit of the Spirit already reside in the believer’s heart. To love others as Jesus loved us is as simple as allowing our soul to yield to the voice of the Spirit within our heart. Challenge yourself to be intentional about making a daily deposit of the Word of God in your born-again spirit. Remember, what’s in our heart is what comes out of our mouth!
“A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.” Luke 6:45
Fill your heart with God’s Word, and it will produce good fruit! When you least expect it, you’ll hear yourself speaking the Word of God. Celebrate those little victories in your journey with God and be encouraged.