What Are You Attracting?
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 ESV
I recently heard about a young man who has implanted a small magnet into his finger. He states that this implant gives him the ability to feel electrical currents that are undetectable to the naked eye but ever present. He attributes his ability to obtain superior knowledge, to the energy which is produced from this implanted magnet.
Of course, my mind immediately began to compare his implant with the “implant” that we who are believers in Christ have. The more I heard about the details and effects of those magnetic implants that many people are getting – the more I began to relate them to OUR Spiritual “implant”.
Since you, as a believer, have the Holy Spirit living and abiding – implanted within you – what is His power within you attracting? Think about it for a minute. Unlike the magnet’s power which is uncontrollable – we are in complete control of our implant’s ability to effectively function.
Are you permitting the power of the Holy Ghost to attract to you those who could really benefit from your experiences and your love for Him? Are you attracting those who can assist you and increase you in some fashion; instead of decreasing or attempting to diminish who you are? Also, have you attracted the attention of the enemy? Does he regret and become annoyed with your presence? Does he stand in wonder of what you are permitting the power of the Holy Ghost in you to do against his kingdom? What about your vocabulary? What are your words attracting? What about your demeanor, your attitude, and your motives? What are they attracting?
The question is not if, but what. We are all attracting something. However, we must make certain that we are allowing our responses to these attractions, to be governed and directed by the Word of God. When we draw nigh to God he will draw nigh to us and make certain that we are attracting only what will be beneficial for the up building of His kingdom. (“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8)
Colossians 3:16a tells us to let the word of God dwell richly within us. When we apply this notion we will be certain that we are attracting only what will be beneficial to the kingdom of God….as well as to bring destruction to every diabolical plot, plan and scheme of the enemy!
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