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"The work of God will go on without my input, why bother to do it"

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Esther 4:13 ,13 "Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not to yourself that you shall escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.",14 "For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then shall relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but you and your father's house shall be destroyed: and who knows whether you are come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"

Despising the opportunity and privilege of partnering with God is despising your life because the essence of your existence as the image of God(Ge 1:26) Co 3:10) is the partnering with God in the bringing forth of His purposes

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"how can I be led by the Spirit without being a puppet, a robot or passive"

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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The Spirit leads us by knitting our will with God's perfect will and empowering and deploying our will to do that which is right and healthy for our well being as individuals.

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"I did it because I had no choice"

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2Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

everyone in Christ is liberated from the power of sin and empowered to live righteously

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"Spiritual people do not use their minds and emotions"

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1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may appear to all.

Titus 2:14 "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own, zealous of good works."

Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

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"I will like it, if I am forced to do it"

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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Deuteronomy 30:19 "I call heaven and earth as witness this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live:"

The power of choice God has given man must be used and should not be left dormant

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Untill we learn to do things from our hearts we haven't learnt to live life fully pleasing to God

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"You don't need to force your way, what is yours will naturally come to you"

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Matthew 11:12 "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force."

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places."

2Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh:"

2Corinthians 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

1Thessalonians 2:18 "Therefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us."

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"You don't have to be forceful to receive any good thing that is due youIt will come by itself"

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Matthew 11:12 "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force."

Ephesians 6:10 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."

1Thessalonians 2:18 "Therefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us."

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"I must become passive and allow God to do what He wants to do in my life"

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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

God will only work in our lives to the level that we willing to take personal responsibilities. God won't do everything for us

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Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

God will only strengthen us to do His will but will not do His will for us

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"I am waiting to hear from God before I do anything"

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Philippians 2:12 ,12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.",13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

It is not everything we must directly hear from God in order to obey

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John 6:63 "It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."

The commands of the word of God are words of the Spirit we have to obey

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