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Like yeast and flour are both necessary to bread, both God's action and our response-action are necessary in this relationship with God.

walking in the spirit requires participation on your part. you can't just buy the treadmill and not run on it and expect results.

Christians can't ever lose the Spirit, but His filling is something we should constantly pursue.

You only need the Holy Spirit's guidance and help if you truly want to follow the Way of Jesus Christ. You only need Him if you desire to "obey everything" He commanded and to teach others to do the same. You only need the Holy Spirit if you have genuinely repented and believe.

When people give their lives to God in exchange for a ticket out of hell, there is often no turning or change of direction, which is the definition of repentance. If all you want is a little Jesus to "spiritualize" your life, a little extra God to keep you out of hell, you are missing out on the fullness of life you were created for.

dwelling on God's plan for the future often excuses us from faithful and sacrificial living now. It tends to create a safe zone of sorts, where we can sit around and have "spiritual" conversations about what God "might"
have planned for our lives.

It is easy to use the phrase "God's will for my life" as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes. It's safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.