I saw the Spirit do this.
"When the Spirit comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin, righteousness, and judgment."~The Lord Jesus
I saw the Spirit do this. It was him, and only him. Because only he can prove someone wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment. Have you ever tried to prove someone wrong about anything? How successful were you?
But the Spirit can do it without any help from you and me at all. Again, I just saw him do it.
Someone spoke to me rudely. I was angry. I prayed that the Spirit would prove the person wrong in how she talked to me. I waited. I didn't confront her because I've tried before and it never works. It only leads to arguments. It only makes things worse. So I waited. And sure enough, she came to me and asked me to forgive her for how she talked to me. I forgave her. The Spirit did this.
I'll take something back. I have confronted her before and it worked. But again, it was because the Spirit gave me the words to say, and when to say them. If I don't trust the Spirit to convict her through me, it leads to arguments. But if I trust the Spirit, an apology comes easily.
What about you? Is there someone in your life that did you wrong? Pray that the Spirit convicts him or her. Then wait. Or go to the person if the Spirit gives you the opportunity, or tells you to take the opportunity. (You'll know if the Spirit is leading it. If you don't know, then he's not.) Or wait for the person to come to you and bring up the situation. Whether you let the Spirit do it for you or through you, it has to be him. And he'll do it. I saw the Spirit do this. It was him and only him.
Glory to God.
I saw the Spirit do this. It was him, and only him. Because only he can prove someone wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment. Have you ever tried to prove someone wrong about anything? How successful were you?
But the Spirit can do it without any help from you and me at all. Again, I just saw him do it.
Someone spoke to me rudely. I was angry. I prayed that the Spirit would prove the person wrong in how she talked to me. I waited. I didn't confront her because I've tried before and it never works. It only leads to arguments. It only makes things worse. So I waited. And sure enough, she came to me and asked me to forgive her for how she talked to me. I forgave her. The Spirit did this.
I'll take something back. I have confronted her before and it worked. But again, it was because the Spirit gave me the words to say, and when to say them. If I don't trust the Spirit to convict her through me, it leads to arguments. But if I trust the Spirit, an apology comes easily.
What about you? Is there someone in your life that did you wrong? Pray that the Spirit convicts him or her. Then wait. Or go to the person if the Spirit gives you the opportunity, or tells you to take the opportunity. (You'll know if the Spirit is leading it. If you don't know, then he's not.) Or wait for the person to come to you and bring up the situation. Whether you let the Spirit do it for you or through you, it has to be him. And he'll do it. I saw the Spirit do this. It was him and only him.
Glory to God.
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