So many churches are raising young people to see the Holy Spirit as a force that primarily exists to make you “feel things” in worship. That you know you’ve been Touched™ because you have goosebumps and feel like crying or whatever.
I’m not downplaying the emotional impact an encounter with the spirit can illicit. That’s real. But when we place such an emphasis on our human response, we can make people who don’t experience these heightened emotions feel like they aren’t being filled with the spirit.
I’ve seen it happen before. “I felt nothing in worship”, “I’m in a spiritual rut”, “Why aren’t I being filled?”. The spirit is so much more than what you feel on a Sunday. Look at your fruits, look at God’s work in your life. That’s where you’ll find evidence of the spirit.
I know from experience how dangerous this is. Emotions are incredibly fickle; salvation is not. Just because you feel “blah” some days doesn’t mean you’re suddenly farther from God than you were yesterday.
Tag: relationship with God
Holy Love Message – 8/19/2018
Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as the Heart of God the Father. He says: “Every present moment brings the world closer to My Wrath. My Justice is mounting, but man is focused on modern technology, political scandals and all issues which pull him away from the truth of where he stands before Me.”
“The reality is, nothing else is as significant as mankind’s relationship with Me. If you achieve great stature in the world but do not acknowledge My role in your success, you have accomplished nothing. Do not chase after great accolades in the world, but seek to impress Me. Follow My Commandments. Chase after eternal glory – then you can be at peace as to how you spent each present moment.”
Read 1 Peter 1:22-25+
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers, and the flower falls,
but the word of the Lord abides for ever.”
+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note: all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the visionary. Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.)
Wide Spread Interests 