"Think About It": Holy Spirit First Impressions- The Holy Spirit should be active and attractive in your life. If you are displaying the Holy Spirit in a way that makes people want to avoid you or think you are weird, then you aren't allowing Him to be Himself through you. You may have a religious or churchy false impression that needs to be renewed. Jesus and the Holy Spirit walked in full power together and they never scared anyone off but drew people to the ministry of the Lord. You may need to rethink your thinking. Just let the Holy Spirit be Himself according to the Word. Stop reinterpreting His motives, actions and desires.
"Think About It": Knowing the Word. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. (Eph. 4:14, NLT) This is why we as individuals must know the Word of God and what He teaches in the Bible and not just dependent on your Pastor, televangelist, or a book. If we know Jesus.more than we memorize a scripture or worship song, we will know what He says and why He says what He taught us in the Scriptures. Only in knowing His is true wisdom and understanding attained. Get in the Word every day for the purposes of knowing Jesu
"Think About It": Do I really believe in Jesus? You are not a child of God nor do you belong to God unless you have first applied John 1:12 over your life. This is not mean or close minded but the truth. The truth is the truth whether you believe it or not. Now the key is in understanding the phrase "believe in His Name"and "received Him". It isn't a belief like you believing in George Washington or a famous movie star just because you read up on some history or current stats. This kind of belief means to trust in and live like Jesus. How did Jesus live? 1) In love with God 2) In obedience to the will/desires of God 3) In agreement with God's written Word by confession and lifestyle
