What are you full of?

Happy Sunday!

"What are you full of?"  That was Bishop's text today.  He used Ephesians 5:18-21, ^"Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.  And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."

Everyone wants to be "Happy".  And we all seek happiness in different ways. Maybe you don't drink wine, or pomegranate Margaritas, or ice cold beer. Maybe you think the Apostle Paul was talking to someone else.  But we each have someone or something that will intoxicate us and cause us to do things we shouldn't do or wouldn't do without that influence.  Are you a workaholic?  Are you a gossiper? Are you a critic? Are you addicted to fudge dipped chocolate chip granola bars? Whatever your poison, we are encouraged today to be filled with the Spirit of God.  

Galatians 5:22 describes the results of Spiritual intoxication... ^'But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" (New Living Translation)  True happiness is really joy.  Joy is simply...JESUS, OTHERS, and YOURSELF in that order.  Jesus said we would be known by the "fruit" we bear.

What are you full of?  Is it the good things described in Galatians 5:22 or is it the bad things described in Galatians 5:19-21?

^"When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

I'm working on me!  It's a hard job, but I believe I will be full of good things very soon.  What are you full of?

Have a wonderful week, Love Cynthia