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Luke 11:13 KJV

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Sometimes we think we have to understand everything before we can receive from God. But being filled with the Spirit never begins with our intellect understanding what is happening. It begins when we surrender all to the Lord and say, “Lord, have Your way. I want whatever You have for me.”

Pastor David often shares about how when he was new to the Lord, he loved God but did not fully understand what being filled with the Spirit meant. A great man of God prayed for him, and nothing dramatic happened in the natural. There was no outward manifestation in that moment, but everything changed on the inside.

That is important for us to remember. We do not have to figure it all out. We do not have to make something happen. We simply have to desire God, ask in faith, and receive.

The Holy Spirit works in ways we can’t always make sense of. When our heart is yielded, God is able to fill us, lead us, and begin showing us how to walk in what He has given.

To be filled with the Spirit starts with loving God and trusting Him.

Reflection Questions:

1. Am I waiting to understand everything before I receive from God?

2. What would it look like for me to surrender and say, “Lord, have Your way”?