Hi Line Ministries: Godly wisdom for daily living!

In this journey we make from the cradle to the grave that we call life, we are going to meet people who do a lot of irritating, stupid and foolish things especially during the holidays. God would like to help us navigate this journey successfully:  to do that God will use just about anything He can to help us and in this case....

What the "indwelling" Holy Spirit, which a person receives upon their profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, does for us.  

79 to 89% of people polled reported feeling stressed during this time of the year.  Four things we can do to help take the stress out of this Holiday Season.   

So far we have learned, the Holy Spirit possesses the attributes of a person, we've learned the activities the Holy Spirit engages in concerning humans, the relationship the Holy Spirit has with human beings; the Holy Spirit possesses the Divine attributes of the Godhood, we've learned the different names the Holy Spirit is referred to and the symbols that illustrate Him; all these things testify to the vast Realm of the Spirit's operation in the Old and New Testament and in the present-day church.

When Jesus died and rose again, God reconciled the entire world to Himself.  But the reconciliation, the forgiveness, the peace that God provided for us at the Cross is not automatically applied to every person's heart.  

The first king of Israel was appointed at the insistence of the people. He was chosen because of his outward appearance, but he disobeyed God and as a result is reign came to an end. The next king was chosen by God and he was chosen because of his heart.

Last week the question was asked, "if once someone has blasphemed the Holy Spirit or fallen away can they be restored?"

Sometimes we can get so caught up in the daily struggles of life that without realizing it would become agitated, stirred up, and we can allow our hearts to be troubled.  What can we do when these times invade our lives?

The Holy Spirit engages in many activities involving our lives; revealing, teaching, witnessing, interceding, speaking, commanding and testifying.  He also interacts with us.  He can be grieved, He can be lied to and He can be blasphemed.

Through His work on the cross, Jesus substitutes or exchanges many of our earthly experiences with His provisions.  When we don't know what Christ has done for us, we open ourselves up to fail in our relationship with God and to be taken advantage of by evil people and wrong thoughts that would try to dismantle our relationship with God and make chaos of our life here on earth.