God's Words, My Voice

John 15:26 and 1 Corinthians 2:9-13

        What happens when you allow the Holy Spirit into your heart? Many changes take place in your life, and sometimes it seems very overwhelming. Allowing the Holy Spirit into your heart, is also allowing it to clear out all the things in your life that you don't need. If you have bad relationships you don't need to be in, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, or anything else that is leading you away from the path of God, the Holy Spirit guides you away from these things. The big things, is that The Holy Spirit is your guide. He knows and only knows the thoughts of you and God. He shares what God needs to say to you through him. Also, the Holy Spirit is there to tell you what God needs you to share or do in your walk with him. For example, say that you know God wants you to share something with your youth group in front of everyone, but you're a little scared to get up in front and speak. It's okay to be scared at first. God will not be disappointed if you're scared. See, the thing is that God is disappointed in you if you disobey. So, if God tells you to speak in front of your youth group, by all means, do it. So, when you're scared to speak, do not fret because when you allow the Holy Spirit into your heart, he speaks to you the words that God wants you to say. It may be hard to understand, but if God wants you to say something about God, you simply have to listen. Listen to what he has to tell you. You do not go by your own understanding and knowledge that you have gotten from the world, but by the knowledge that God has planted in you. He gives you this knowledge through the Holy Spirit. In simpler terms, The Holy Spirit is God's messenger to you. He tells you exactly what God wants you to know and understand. Getting back to the topic of The Holy Spirit being your guide, though, think about it this way. Have you ever thought about doing something wrong and you don't feel right about? Have you ever heard that little voice inside of your head, telling you not to do something? That is the Holy Spirit all the way. He is guiding you not to do unholy things that take off of your path and you walk with God. But, as soon as he guides you out of the bad things, that you sometimes might still want, he leads you into the good things about being a Christian. Good things like knowing that someone always loves you: God. The good things like always having someone to go to in times of need: God. The good things like knowing where you're going to be for eternity when this world is done, and knowing that you have served your God good. The good things like the things in store for you when you obey. The good things like the things in store for you in heaven when everything that you have done, has turned out for the best, because of all the rewards from God you get in return. But, you must understand, serving God isn't for the rewards in heaven. It's not for the fame of being a famous preacher or Christian singer. It's not for the "good jobs" and the "you're a great christians". You see being a Christian is all about serving your God because he has loved you like no other. Because he sent his only son to die for you, and that if it was only you that he was going to die for, that he still would have done it. No love in this corrupted world could compare to that of our God's. It's deeper than the deepest ocean and higher than the highest moutain. The Holy Spirit allows you to feel this great love that God has for you. It's such a great love that you can't even begin to comprehend how much he loves you. You can never make up for the sacrifice that God gave when Jesus was on that cross, but the best you can do is serve him and love him for what he has done. That's what being a Christian is all about. You see, it's a tough and bumpy and long road, but it's all worth when you open your eyes and REALLY see how much he loves you. So the Holy Spirit guides you down this walk of faith, and he helps you succeed in serving our God. He helps you see what God has in store for you life, and what he wants you to do with it. The Holy Spirit speaks directly from God to tell you about his love, about what you need to say and do, and about what great things he has in store for you. And that makes it ALL the worth while.