What do we do when we have all of this?

This morning our preacher had an awesome lesson for us today.  We talked about being filled with the spirit, and we had a lot of scriptures in Ephesians.  He started talking to us about God's power through us can only be limited by the Spirit's glory in your body.  I was curious about this sermon because at first I became confused about the beginning.  [but isn't that what makes you want to listen?]  When we read Ephesians 1:13 "...having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit" I began to process his thoughts and then it hit me that every believer has a "mark".

Our preacher decided to give us a "map" of how his brain began to process all of his thoughts into words from scriptures all throughout Ephesians.  He told us that there are internal and external things to this map, but that center circle, the middle thought was to "Be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18).

The Internal things or thoughts he had were:
- Wisdom (Ephesians 1:17): To have the wisdom of the Spirit as in praying by yourself.   To have that control to pray for a long long time and to give yourself to the Lord in your prayers.
- Access (Ephesians 2:18, 6:18): We have that access to God that others might not have (as in atheists, or those whom don't pray to OUR God).  We should use that 'gift' we have, that 'access' we have to God...so use it!
- Awareness (Ephesians 3:5): We are aware of what we have with God, that maybe the younger generations don't understand yet.
- Protection (Ephesians 6:17): God has given us protection by other actions towards us.


Now: What do we do when we have all of this?

The External things or thoughts he had were:
- Intimacy (Ephesians 2:19-22): The way you show the external things to others, the way you let people in and out of your heart.
- Unity (Ephesians 4:3): The fact that you use those internal thoughts and emotions to other makes us come together as a unity of the Lord.
- Character (Ephesians 4:29-32): The person you become with the emotions and thoughts.
- Power (Ephesians 3:16): That power you are given to show everyone God and to use all of the internal characteristics.


I love the fact that these lessons are an amazing way for me to try and show other's about God!