It Costs to Stop the Shutdown

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It will cost you your pride to stop shutting down the Holy Spirit. (James 4:6) It’s worth the price. Humble yourself and pay it. (James 4:10)

Too many Christians have shut down their faith. (Hebrews 11:6) They have shut their heart down and rejected the invisible inner government of God the Holy Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) They have been unwilling to hear and obey what the Spirit is saying. (Revelation 2:17) They have neglected and refused to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23) They have set aside and ignored the gifts of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4-11)

Instead of humbly repenting (Acts 3:19) of their sins, shutdown Christians have blamed and accused other people. Instead of seeking first the invisible inner government of God (Matthew 6:33) and His right living they have put their country first. Instead of denying themselves (Mark 8:34), they’ve focused on their own desires, feelings, and opinions. They have relied on their own power and ability instead of surrendering to and depending on the presence and power of God the Holy Spirit. (Zechariah 4:6)

Shutdown Christians have an outward form of godliness, but they don’t give it any power to change how they live their daily lives. (2 Timothy 3:5) They are merely hearers of the word, but they refuse to actually and humbly do what it says. (James 1:22) Instead of blessing those who curse them and loving their enemies (Luke 6:27-29) they insult and despise them. Have you shut down the inner flow of God the Holy Spirit? (John 7:38-39)