What in the world has continuous improvement got to do with Christianity.  I thought it was a get out of jail free card, I accepted Jesus as my Saviour and that was that, neat and tidy.  What is this about being filled with the Holy Spirit, is that really necessary, it just seems too complicated?  I thought that once I earned my way into heaven by believing that my part had been done and God would do the rest.  Now your telling me that it is a journey and not a destination.  How do I keep up with all the effort I need to put out?  I mean is there a pamphlet, a class or a youtube segment I can complete that shows me the requirements, perhaps list of action steps?

How do I continue to be filled with the Holy Spirit, isn’t it a one time indwelling where I receive the Spirit and I am filled to the brim, wabam!!  You mean I have to remain in a surrendered state, that’s frankly just too much to ask, don’t you know that I have a life to live here?  That is the rub, I died on the cross two thousand years ago so that Christ might live this life through me now.  If I continue to wrestle with the Lord for the steering wheel or the reins to control this life then he will let me take the control.  The problem is when I do that I quench the Holy Spirit and again am left to my own designs.  That frightens the heck out of me, because every time I do gain the control back from God I proceed to run the bus into the nearest tree or end up in a sin calamity following my own wicked heart.  The Greek form of the verb in the Bible is actually to “Keep being filled” with the Spirit of God. Meaning that it is a process not a plateau.

Recently I have been asking God to step in and remove the expectations and frustrations associated with my human impatience in this life.  When I do this and continue to be filled with the Spirit, I am no longer limited by the parameters of my own limited capacity and thinking.  I am freed to let the Spirit live through me and use His Power, His Plan, His ability, authority and love to change the world around me.  I am just a vessel for the Spirit.  That makes you mad that he expects us to give way and lose our lives so that He might live instead of us?  I am sorry thems the rules of God.  I have made a mess of everything, Sure I have achieved treasure and glory consistent with worldly success but it pales in comparison to the victories I have experienced in Christ.

Will you continue to be sanctified and continue to keep being filled with the Spirit of God to overflowing?  I don’t know for that is your choice, but I am praying for you to do so, because that is my responsibility and my choice.  I choose victory, I choose the things He has planned for this life and forgo my own plans.  Lord continue to fill me with your Spirit, make me a magnet for those you would have me help, love and journey alongside.  In your precious name I pray.  King Jesus.