Hey Forever GodGirl, I'm your host Iz, and welcome
or welcome back to the Forever GodGirl podcast.
Today's episode is a reminder and a reality check
that we are not the Holy Spirit in anybody's
life. Hold on, wait, what do you even mean by
that? Trust me, you'll see in just a moment,
but let's get into part one of signs that we
are trying to be the Holy Spirit. One, we're
trying to fix people. Two. We're low -key trying
to control their spiritual journey. God might
convict that person differently or later than
he did you. Just because it might take someone
a little longer to get the hang of the whole
modesty thing doesn't mean that God isn't working
through them. Three, we feel responsible for
their choices. And four, we get stressed or even
upset when they don't listen to us. Okay, okay,
you got me there, but that is not a crime. I
just want to see the best happen to that person.
Well, yeah, I know we have great intentions,
but that's not our job. Because the Holy Spirit
is the one who leads, not us. Even Jesus said
in John 16, 13, that when the Spirit of truth
comes, a .k .a. the Holy Spirit, he will guide
us into all truth. For he will not speak on his
own authority, but whatever he hears, he will
speak. And he will declare to you the things
that are to come. He's the leader, and when we
try to take his place, we end up straining the
situation, quenching the Holy Spirit, and losing
control ourselves. 1 Thessalonians 5 .19 says,
Do not quench. the Holy Spirit. In 1 Corinthians
chapter 3 verse 6, it says we can water or plant
seeds, but we can't force growth. God is the
one who does the drawing. We just have to believe
and have faith that when we plant or water seeds,
God will do his perfect work in that person.
Okay, okay, I know that, but what if the person
ends up going down the wrong path? I mean, shouldn't
I interfere? What do I do? How do I let go? Well,
like we just did, we have to recognize what we're
doing wrong, we have to know why that's not our
job, and we have to let go. How do we let go,
you might ask? Well, we have to set up healthy
boundaries. I don't need to be involved in every
decision a person makes. I need to pray for them,
but I don't need to be involved in everything.
Secondly, when it comes to setting boundaries,
don't just cut them off, but spend more time
with Jesus than you do that person. Next, you
might have heard this one already. pray for them
instead don't pray that god would necessarily
change their minds but pray according to scripture
and seek god's will over your own lastly encourage
but don't micromanage or try to dictate okay
i know it's hard but i gotta surrender my will
to god's yeah give it to god girl because second
corinthians 3 17 says where the spirit of the
lord is there is freedom yep Because let's be
so for real, it's stressful trying to manage
another person's life. And the last thing we
want is to create a codependency on someone or
for someone to become codependent on us. Anyways,
now it's time for our special segment. In today's
special segment, you know it, we got three hot
takes. And today we got some interesting ones.
First hot take is, should Christians have tattoos?
Ooh, kind of controversial. 14 % said, yeah,
nothing's wrong with it. 57 % said, sure, but
don't make it an idol. And 29 % said, nope, it's
ungodly. What do you think? Hot take number two
says, which is better? Read the physical Bible,
online Bible, or both are good? 50 % said, read
the physical Bible. 0 % said, online, it's mobile.
And 50 % also said, both are good. Last hot take
of the day. This one is also kind of controversial.
Turn a little bit of heads. All right. Modesty
applies to dot, dot, dot, just women. 0 % said
just women. 89 % said both genders. And 11 %
said men and women, but mainly women. But I want
to know, what is your opinion on these hot takes?
If you didn't get a chance to vote, make sure
you're following us on Instagram at Forever God
Girl Podcast so that you can be a part of the
polls. And remember to ask your parent or legal
guardian for permission first. That was such
a great special segment. But now it's time to
talk about something a little more serious and
even more exciting, salvation. Here's a word
from Zi. So, if you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then this message will help
you. But if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today. To receive Him into
your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 -10. It says,
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,
and believe in your heart that God has raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
if you said this prayer with sincerity you are
saved and now have eternal life with jesus you
are saved from all your sins past present and
future sins you may commit This truth is not
a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives
you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?
Because if you did, give yourself a pat on the
back. I am so godly proud of you. Thank you so
much for listening to this podcast episode. I
trust that it helped you and that you learned
something. And remember, God didn't ask any of
us to be another person's Holy Spirit. Instead,
He wants us to trust that He will finish His
perfect work in everyone's life. Hey Forever
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