Title: To Be a Powerful Christian
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Spiritual power is the power given by God, the power experienced by those who believe in Jesus. Power without spiritual power makes people rude. Financial power without spiritual power makes you greedy and makes you a slave to material things. Intellect without spiritual power makes a person proud. To live like a child of God, you must have the strength God gives you.
Where does the spiritual power of saints come from? comes from godliness To become a spiritual Christian, you must first become a godly Christian. Godliness is being with God. What does it mean to be with God? I live with the temple consciousness that God is watching over me, the spirit of Koram Deo. A person who lives by thinking about how to please God who watches over me is a godly person. When Samson lived according to God's command, he was a strong man. However, when the Nazarite's duties were forgotten and their relationship with God was ruined, everything began to crumble.
For what reason did Samson, who had spiritual power, lose spiritual power?
First, Samson lost his spiritual power because he went to a place he should not have gone.
Samson was not allowed to go to Timnah. He was a man who couldn't even fall in love with a Philistine woman. In the end, he went to a place he shouldn't have gone, so he married a foreign woman forbidden in the Bible. A blessed person is a person who chooses a place well and lives. A wise person is a person who distinguishes where he should be and where he should not be. Those who are truly blessed to be used by God must know where to go and where not to go.
Don't miss the chance to receive grace. Saints must be in the temple on Sundays. You must not go to a drinking party, a gambling party, a place where you can gossip, a place where you sin, a place where God is not pleased. Because such places cloud our spirituality and weaken our spiritual power.
Second, how did Samson lose his spiritual power? It's because I'm not good at meeting people.
Among the many blessings we receive in life, the blessing of meeting is the most important. Because your life will change depending on who you meet. Samson met a foreign woman he should not have met and took him as his wife. I went to find a gisaeng that I shouldn't have met and lived wrapped in a gisaeng skirt. How often do you ruin your life by meeting the wrong person?
I need to be able to see myself what kind of person I'm hanging out with. When you meet a person of prayer, you learn to pray. When you meet a person of the word, you will hear the word of God. When you see someone you serve, you learn humility. So, when I meet a godly person, I too become godly. Samson ruined his life because he met someone he shouldn't have met.
How did the third Samson lose his spiritual power? Because I said it without thinking.
To become a wise person, you need to know what to say and what not to say. If you talk recklessly, say nothing, say what you feel, say extreme things, say things that are not virtuous, and say things that are destructive, the harm will come back to you in the end.
Samson has told a spiritual secret that he should not have told. Ultimately, this led to a miserable life. A believer who maintains godliness must be restrained in speech. In many cases godliness is built up in silence. You should be able to be a little silent. too loud. too light Deep faith, deep thoughts, deep language life, deep encounters... . We have to pursue these things, but our faith is also a pot faith, so it boils down quickly and cools down quickly. It's good to think of other people as to how short our thoughts are, but we only think egocentrically. The words are so light that I can easily spit out whatever I want to say. It's not that everyone doesn't speak because they can't speak. You can talk, but you are listening and accepting. That is the depth of faith. Such a person's life has weight.
In this way, Samson ① went to a place he shouldn't have gone, ② met someone he shouldn't have met, and ③ said something he shouldn't have told him, but he lost everything.
How sad would it be if you had come this far? But look at Judges 16:22. “After his hair was shaved, it began to grow again.” The hair cannot grow on my own. Growing hair is a gift from God. Samson lost everything, but God gives Samson the grace to grow his hair again to give him a chance. same. You and I will make a mistake and regret it. Nevertheless, there is one belief. It is the belief that we often make silly mistakes, but God changes them for good.
Samson fell. I made a mistake. But then he makes his hair grow again. giving you one more chance. When will my spiritual power be restored? Opportunities are given by God's full grace. At this point, you should lie flat. We must go by the grace of God. “Lord, I need your grace.” - If you seek God's grace, you will become humble and you will be able to live a victorious life with the help of God, the source of your power.