For example, you may surrender to Jesus to be the Lord of your devotional times. You set your alarm to awaken thirty minutes earlier than usual to spend time in the Bible and in prayer before heading to work or to school. You have started unlocking part of your life to His control. But if you allow God to speak only to that area of your life, He is still a limited occupant. If you choose to be involved in relationships that are not healthy and God-honoring, the Spirit does not have that room of your house. If you allow your thoughts to run rampant, He does not occupy that room. If you hoard
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