The Most Effective Community Improvement

Daily writing prompt

How would you improve your community?

The most effective community improvement for any community would be for people to humbly and honestly open their heart to one another. True community is ignited by heart-to-heart connection. The key to deep and lasting heart connection is open up to and be led by God’s Spirit speaking within you.

Let the Holy Spirit write on your heart. (Jeremiah 31:33) According to Jesus, it’s essential for Christ-followers to let the Holy Spirit flow from within them. (John 7:38-39) Jesus said that the Holy Spirit “will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” (John 14:26) The Spirit will testify about Him. (John 15:26) The Spirit will tell you what is to come.” (John 16:13) The Holy Spirit will teach you what to say.” (Luke 12:12)

The Bible tells Christians to “live in the Spirit,” (Galatians 5:25) to “walk in the Spirit,” (Galatians 5:16)) to “pray in the Spirit,” (Ephesians 6:18) to “be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man,” (Ephesians 3:16) to “be filled with the Spirit,” (Ephesians 5:18) to be “taught by the Spirit,” (1 Corinthians 2:13) to “be led by the Spirit,” (Galatians 5:18) and to be “in realm of the Spirit.” (Romans 8:9) It’s vital for Christians to learn to freely flow with the Holy Spirit.

John was “in the Spirit” when he received revelation. (Revelation 1:10) God is still revealing by His Spirit, things that eye hasn’t seen, and ear hasn’t heard. (1 Corinthians 2:10) Let the Holy Spirit write on your heart. (2 Corinthians 3:3) Serve God in the new way of the Spirit, not in the old way of religious rules. (Romans 7:6)

Refuse to hinder what the Spirit wants to do in and through you. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) Never make the Holy Spirit sad by ignoring Him or disobeying Him. (Ephesians 4:30) Stir up the gift of the Holy Spirit who is inside of you. (2 Timothy 1:6) To ignore or overlook the presence, power, leading, and teaching of the Holy Spirit is to miss out on what it means to follow Jesus. (Romans 8:14)

Genuine faith in Christ doesn’t depend on human wisdom but on God’s power. Christians need to see actual demonstrations of the Holy Spirit, not to just hear wise words about Him! (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) Religious ties and strings can easily interfere with a person’s ability to hear and obey the Holy Spirit.

About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!

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