Hi Ralph...Do you not see us as like the 5 wise virgins , who came prepared with extra oil
, not relying on anyone else but Jesus Himself...We have our Lamps lit , Jesus is our oil , He keeps us burning bright , He restores us when we fall , we are His...
When we do good deeds , it is God who wills us , I go through seasons where sometimes I feel like I do not do enough , my days are quiet , I spend a lot of time on my own and then out the blue when I go out , normally something happens , and when I get home and look back on my day , I know it was God who willed me to do the good that I done...
We can not force good works or else that would be working in our own strength , although we walk with the fruit of the Spirit so others can see our light shining which is Jesus inside of us
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The Holy Spirit will not abide in anyone who claims to be born again , who does not practice how we are told to walk , it is impossible not to change once we have the Holy Spirit...I love that the bible uses the word practice , it means that as we walk while we practice , we will fall down , we will and do stumble , and we press on making less mistakes because we keep on practicing...I am so glad that Jesus never said " If you do not get this right first time then you are out , done , thrown away...Praise God that He is patient amongst all the other beautiful things that He is...xox...