An Abundance of God's Spirit

"May not a single moment of my life be spent outside the light, love and joy of God's presence; and not a moment without the entire surrender of my self as a vessel for Him to fill full of His Spirit and His love."   -Andrew Murray

Have you ever had too much of something? I'm talking about so much of something that you fell ill because of it, or maybe you didn't want to see, or taste it for a long time. For example, we all know that too much food, drink, sleep, even a certain lifestyle is not a good thing.

In moderation, most things are not bad for us. It's the "too much" of something that usually gets us in trouble. Is it possible to have too much of a spiritual life? In 2 Kings 2:9,  after crossing the Jordan River, Elijah asked Elisha if there was anything that he could do for him before leaving this world. Elisha asked for not just a portion of Elijah's spirit, but a big, double-portion of it!

We should all have this kind of attitude when it comes to having a spirit-filled life. But, we don't. Some of us are actually afraid of having "too much" spiritual life. Christ came so that we could have it in abundance. Yet, many of us today are running on low levels of the Spirit. We haven't even begun to tap into the spirit-filled life that we could have.

There's one thing. It doesn't come without some effort on our part. We can't just sit around waiting for it to happen. We need to grab hold of the spirtual life, and hold on for dear life! And, once we claim it as our own, we need to use it; exercise it; and share it with others. Let your life be love; because love is life. Don't allow it to simply lie there dormant!

In most cases, too much of something is just as bad, or worse, than a lack of it. You've probably never heard of someone complaining because of having "too much" Jesus. It's not acceptable to be satisfied with "just enough" of a spiritual life. Why would you only want to? When it comes to Christ, there's always room for more.

And that's exactly what we should be doing. We should be striving and reaching for more. God never runs out of His grace and mercy for us. He wants each and every one of us to experience a spirit-filled life while we are here. God's spiritual life storehouse never runs empty. And, no matter how much you draw from it, it always refills itself, ready to give ever more.

Scripture: Romans 8:6; Galatians 5:22; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 51:6; Matthew 5:6

Prayer: Holy Father, fill me with Your Spirit so that I may live my life as You have wonderfully intended for me to do; as an example of Your love and grace. Amen

God bless you,

Gwen