Shopping with only 3 wheels

"The purpose of being baptized in the Holy Spirit is to give the believer power to witness".

Let's look at Peter for a minute...
Peter was a disciple of Jesus, yet when Jesus was arrested and the time came for Peter to stand up for his beliefs, he denied Jesus. (3 time to be exact Luke 22:54-62). This shows that Peter lacked boldness and courage.
But then, after receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Peter stands before a crowd of thousands and boldly proclaims the message of Jesus as our savior. Not only that but he tells the crowd that it was they, along with wicked men, who were responsible for Jesus' death, and they needed to repent. (Acts 2:14)


Imagine if we were all a little more open to letting the Holy Spirit work through us...

God did not send the Holy Spirit to make us feel good.

He sent Him because we lack the power to do God's work without Him.

If you want to truly fulfill God's purpose for you, you must be willing to surrender all of yourself.

Have you ever tried to go shopping with a cart with a bad wheel?? The entire shopping cart is opening itself up to you to use at your discretion, it knows it's purpose and it's happy to oblige. But that one tiny little wheel....that the shopping cart doesn't see as necessary for you to control. It's given you everything else, so why is it so important to give you this?? Sure he's seen other carts give all four wheels, but it seems a little strange to him. He's a good cart after all, he has the safety strap for the kiddos, the extra space on the bottom, heck, he even has a cup holder!! 
 
Give God all your wheels, after all, He's the one who gave them to you!!