The Holy Spirit and Genesis recovery
The question is how do I cooperate with the holy spirit when I am struggling with an addiction. The first thing that we are going to address is three basic questions. 1. Who is the Holy Spirit? What does He do? and how do I cooperate with Him? So we are starting with scriptures that describe who He is and what He does. So He is:
1. The third person of the trinity
2. He is the River of Life that flows out of the believer.
3. He is the Spirit of Truth that leads you into all the truth.
4. He is the arm of the Lord or the Power of God.
5. He is the Spirit of Life that set me free from the law of sin and death.
6. He is the gift from God to me to overcome my enemies.
7. He is my shield and protector.
8. He is a refuge from the storm and a shade from the heat of the day.
9. He is the same spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead and He dwells in me.
10.He is the almighty God the Everlasting One.
What does He do?
1. He dwells in my mortal body and gives me strength
2. He makes me to lie down in green pastures.
3. He is my sword and my weapon of war.
4. He gives me strength when I have none.
5. He is my sword of the spirit and my weapon of warfare.
6. He is Satan’s worst fear.
7. He removes mountains when I pray.
8. He intercedes for me in prayer according to the perfect will of /god.
9. He is a God who acts on my behalf. He took my place on Calvery.
10. He is my way out when I am tempted beyond my ability.
How do I cooperate with him in my problems? What is my part and what is His?
1. My part is to do nothing
2. I am to believe on Him and what He does.
3. I am to submit to HIm
4. I am to surrender to His power
5. I am to worship Him and praise Him because of His excellent greatness.
6. I am to call upon His name in prayer
7. I am to let him defend me and not defend myself.
8. I am to let him justify me so I don’t have to justify myself.
9. I am to rest in Him and let Him do the work and labor.
10.I am to enter into His resting place or place of rest.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
1. He is the Spirit of Adoption who causes me to be accepted by God.
2. He is the Spirit of Holiness that makes me Holy
3. He is the Spirit of all Light that helps me see in the darkness
4. He is Might in strength and awesome in our praise.
5. He is the Spirit of Grace that allows me to show grace and mercy to other.
What does He do?
1. He restores my soul.
2. He brings back all the enemy has stolen from me
3. He brings life and causes all dead areas in my life to rise up.
4. He heals the sick, casts out demons, raises the dead, and crushes the head of the devil.
5. He silences the voice of the enemy
6..He causes me to obey His word.
7. He keeps me from falling and backsliding
8. He holds me in His hands and My father holds you in His hands
9. He breaks the power of idoltry and addiction
10. He heals the broken hearted.
How do I cooperate with Him?
1. I give Him full reign
2. I surrender all of me
3. I declare more of HIm less of me
4. I agree with His inspired word.
5. I let HIm answer the door when Satan wants to bother me and accuse me
Oh, there are some other things you need to know. You are the temple of the Holy Spirit and the Living Spirit of God dwells in you and He is the One in you that overcomes the Devil and the Flesh and the World. This is what He does. Who is He? He has no equal. Who would you compare Him to? Who is Like Him? Of whom would you compare Him to?