10/08/2026
CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT.
GALATIANS 5: 22 -23.
GOLDEN VERSE: "Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control". NKJV
To be controlled by the Holy Spirit is to live under His control and He endues you with His fruit as in Gal 5: 22-23.
A christian character should be a refection of the fruit of the Holy Spirit if he is under the Holt Spirit control.
Do you have self-control which is both a fruit of the Holy Spirit and His gift (Gal 5: 23, 1 Cor 7: 7-9).
Are you gentle in character?
Do you show goodness to others?
Are you loving even to your enemies?
The spirit - filled christian having been born of God have the Spirit of God, lives, walks and should be under the Holy Spirit God control.
Have you ever experienced a feeling of disconnect from God or an unwillingness to pray or to worship at times?
Perhaps you have, and that also happens to many, but you can recover and be filled by the Holy Spirit through His help.
Our Lord Jesus knew that the race to being spirit filled and controlled life of a child of God requires God's help by His Spirit.
You need to continuously seek and yielding to the person and control of the Holy Spirit.
Living a life controlled by the Spirit is not always easy.
Humans are prone to selfishness, pride, and sin. However, when the Holy Spirit is at work in us, He produces the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.
Hence, Jesus declared in Acts 1:8, that the power to stay in faith and love of the Father is through the Spirit, and as you surrender to His control, He manifests Himself through His fruit in you, which enables you to walk in love joy, peace, patience, kindness etc.
These are the qualities that should characterize your life as you allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct you.
In self- control you are able to overcome evil temptations such as anger, lust and sexual immorality.
The presence and control of the Spirit enables you to obey the Lord, and to walk in His will; making it easy to love others selflessly, experience joy that is not dependent on circumstances, and have peace that surpasses understanding.
Through the Spirit of God, you are able to resist temptation and make wise choices that honor God.
You will also be able to control your emotions and actions, avoiding outbursts of anger or harsh words that can hurt others.
Seek Him daily, asking Him to produce the fruit of the Spirit in your life that will help you to trust the Lord irrespective of your situation.
You are promised the Holy Spirit, so ask and receive Him to empower you.
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." NKJV
PRAYER: Dear Lord, it is my prayer that You enable me to live a life controlled by Your Spirit. Fill me with Your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control. I yield myself to the Holy Spirit help in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.