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Living in You

    When we are born again Jesus' Spirit actually comes to live inside of us. We are filled with His perfection and His attributes. We have access to all the blessings that Jesus has from His Father. We have His favor, His knowledge, His wisdom, His understanding, everything is given to us freely.

   We forget that we have access to all these things through Jesus Christ. If we allow Him to work through us like we are designed to, it takes all the pressures of life off our shoulders. He carries our burdens for us and works through us in His perfection so that we don't have to.

    Whatever you're dealing with today, remember that you have the power of Jesus Christ living on the inside of you. Invite Him into your situations to give you the wisdom and strength you need to succeed. We were never meant to do this life on our own. Rely on the Spirit inside of you today instead of putting pressure on yourself.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? (NLT)

1 Corinthians 12:8-11 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. (NIV)

1 Corinthians 2:16 But we have the mind of Christ. (ESV)

Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (NIV)

1 Peter 5:7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (NIV)

Matthew 11:29-30 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (NIV)

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