{"id":4406,"date":"2021-03-21T08:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T12:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/billykangas\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2021-03-20T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T02:52:25","slug":"the-gift-that-changes-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/billykangas\/2021\/03\/the-gift-that-changes-everything.html","title":{"rendered":"The Gift that Changes Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,\u00a0<\/strong>
\nthe one who raised Christ from the dead\u00a0<\/strong>
\nwill give life to your mortal bodies also,\u00a0<\/strong>
\nthrough his Spirit dwelling in you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 8:11<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Is there something in your life you haven\u2019t done because you didn\u2019t think you had what it takes?<\/p>\n

When I was around 16\u00a0years old or so I\u00a0found myself leading a ministry for the first time. Through the encouragement of some early mentors and the help of some friends, I had started an organization at my High School which aimed to provide spiritual support for the Christians at my school and to invite other students to come to know God more.<\/p>\n

I was nervous about the whole thing and didn\u2019t really know what I was doing. A lot of students had all started coming and I was leading groups almost every day. I was worried that I would somehow destroy the whole thing, or harm the faith of one of the students who was coming. At this point, a friend of mine pointed to the passage from Romans we\u2019re looking at today. His words to me were simple, \u201cthere is no junior Holy Ghost.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve thought about those words countless times in the decades since. We are connected to God\u2019s whole life, work, and power by the Holy Spirit. God has given us more than enough to face whatever comes our way. Life with God isn\u2019t a simple path, but God gives us what we need.<\/p>\n

Question for the Day
\nWhat would you do with your life if you knew you couldn\u2019t fail?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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