By Andrea Higgins
If
you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
—Luke
11:13
My existence used to be
so dependent on everyone else. I was a slave to the compliments or complaints
of others. If they liked me, I had a good day; if they hated me, I had a bad
day.
I was like a beggar going
from person to person begging for some morsel of love so I could feel good. But
it never really mattered how much I got; it was never enough. Most of the time
I felt bad, “blah” at best with a few “feel goods” on occasion.
Finding myself abandoned
and alone I was in a crisis. Instead of begging others to love me, I started
begging my Father in heaven to change me, fill me with the Holy Spirit, and
grant me the supernatural ability to love others.
Peace and joy flooded my
dry, thirsty soul. I started seeing the people around me with new eyes. Instead
of begging for love, I began giving love to others. I went from beggar to
billionaire. When we truly experience the power of the Holy Spirit, we cannot
remain the same.
So how about you? Are you a beggar or a billionaire?
©2018 Andrea Higgins
www.lynnlacher.com
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