Daily writing prompt

Who are the biggest influences in your life?

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Let’s Allow God to Be with Us (1 Thessalonians 5:19)

I’m always searching for Spirit-led, tenderhearted Christian community that clearly demonstrates (1 Corinthians 2:4) the reality of Immanuel — God with us. (Matthew 1:23) It’s rare and it’s fragile. Even when you find it, it can quickly vanish. I most recently found it in Heredia Province in Costa Rica. Ernie and I just returned from three months in an environment of openheartedness, hunger for more of Jesus, humility, and caring. It’s called Vida220 Discipleship School and it’s truly amazing. (Google Vidanet.)

“The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” (1 Corinthians 4:20) It’s not religious routine, rituals, and rules but “righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans14:17)

Seek first the kingdom, inner government of God, and His right living, not just another church service and sermon. (Matthew 6:33). When people have a form of godliness but deny it’s power, have nothing to do with them. (2 Timothy 3:5) “Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22)

Participating in God’s presence is much more powerful than a programmed religious presentation. A humble heart-felt flow of faith is much more powerful than a hardened formal facade.

Let God the Holy Spirit make and keep you pregnant with His presence so that His power and reality can ever grow in your heart. (Colossians 1:27) Let Him produce and release His fruit (Galatians 5:22-23) to always flow from within you as rivers of living water. (John 7:38-39) Let Jesus continually rescue and keep you from sin. (Matthew 1:21)