Ephesians 4:30-31 (NKJV) Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
As Christians, we must have the mind of Christ to be open to His counsel, wisdom, and leading.
After we are born again, our conscience becomes very sensitive because the blood of Jesus has washed us clean. Our spirit man is a new creation, and God will speak to us through the conscience, which is found in our heart or the spirit being. We are created in true holiness and righteousness in the new creation. Love is part of the new creation. Therefore, we can love, be kind, gentle, self-controlled, and live Spirit-controlled lives.
The Holy Spirit will prompt us to be kind with our words and actions whenever we face a situation where we are tempted to react in the flesh. There is always a choice whenever we experience a struggle between the flesh and the Spirit-controlled life. We should yield to the Holy Spirit to keep quiet, walk away, or communicate in a way that will not hurt the other person. The more we practise yielding to the Holy Spirit, the sharper we will get at hearing His voice. However, if we disregard His voice to love, forgive, and extend grace but yield to the flesh and speak corrupt words, lash out in anger, and speak evil, we will sense a grieving in our hearts. This is the Holy Spirit’s feeling in our hearts as a result of our disobedience.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 (NKJV) Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies.
The Holy Spirit also wishes to edify, comfort, and exhort His people and the church periodically as He wills. Therefore, He will prompt those in the meeting to release a word of prophecy. There will be prophetic utterances to encourage both the individual and the church, provided they are open to the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit will prompt individuals with the gift of prophecy to release the Word or to minister in any of the nine gifts. However, if we refuse to yield to His prompting as He wills, we will quench the Holy Spirit. Prophecy is subject to the person whom the Holy Spirit impresses upon to release the Word because the Holy Spirit will not overcome our will. They can choose to yield to the Holy Spirit or to quench Him.
The person of the Holy Spirit is just as real as a friend. Although we cannot see Him, we can know Him deeply, understand how He speaks to us, and know His voice or prompting in our hearts. However, the Holy Spirit has feelings which we can sense in our hearts. Therefore, we need to yield to Him to keep ourselves sharp or sensitive to Him, so that we will know when He reveals things to us, speaks to and prompts us. Hearing from God is not a formula but about a close relationship.
Sermon Series: Are you connected with the Almighty Intelligence (AI)?
不要叫圣灵担忧
以弗所书4:30–31不要叫神的圣灵担忧，你们原是受了他的印记，等候得赎的日子来到。一切苦毒、恼恨、愤怒、嚷闹、毁谤，并一切的恶毒，都当从你们中间除掉；
作为基督徒，我们需要有基督的心思，向祂的劝勉、智慧和带领敞开。
当我们重生得救之后，我们的良心会变得非常敏锐，因为耶稣的宝血已经洁净了我们。我们的灵人成了新造的人，神会借着良心向我们说话；良心存在于我们的内心，也就是我们的灵里。在新造里，我们是照着神的样式，在真理的仁义和圣洁中被造的。爱是新造生命的一部分，因此，我们可以去爱人、行善、温柔、节制，并且活出被圣灵掌管的生命。
当我们面对一些容易被肉体反应所诱惑的处境时，圣灵会提醒我们，在言语和行为上选择恩慈。每当肉体与顺服圣灵的生命之间产生挣扎时，其实总是有一个选择摆在我们面前。我们可以选择顺服圣灵，安静下来，暂时离开现场，或以一种不会伤害对方的方式来沟通。我们越多操练顺服圣灵，就越能敏锐地听见祂的声音。相反地，如果我们忽视圣灵呼召我们去爱、去饶恕、去施恩，却顺从肉体，说出污秽的话、在怒气中发作、出口伤人，我们心里就会感受到一种忧伤。这正是圣灵因我们的不顺服而在我们心中所产生的感受。
帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:19–20 不要消灭圣灵的感动,不要藐视先知的讲论。
圣灵也乐意按着祂自己的旨意，定期地造就、安慰并劝勉祂的百姓和教会。因此，祂会感动聚会中的人释放先知性的言语。当信徒向圣灵的恩赐运行敞开时，就会有先知性的分享，来鼓励个人和整个教会。
圣灵会感动那些领受先知恩赐的人，释放信息，或在九种恩赐中的任何一种里服事。然而，如果我们拒绝按着祂的感动去顺服、去行动，就等于是消灭了圣灵的工作。先知的讲论是受人本身意志约束的，因为圣灵不会强迫人的意志。被圣灵感动的人可以选择顺服圣灵，也可以选择消灭祂的感动。
圣灵的位格与一位真实的朋友一样真实。虽然我们看不见祂，但我们可以与祂建立深刻的关系，认识祂，明白祂如何向我们说话，并且分辨祂在我们心中的声音与感动。同时，圣灵是有情感的，而这些情感我们是可以在心里察觉到的。因此，我们需要持续地顺服祂，使自己保持对祂的敏锐，好让我们在祂向我们启示、对我们说话、并感动我们时，能够清楚地察觉。聆听神的声音不是一套公式，而是建立在亲密关系之上的。
讲章系列：你是否已与全能智慧（AI）连结？