Do Not Quench the Spirit
"Do not quench the Spirit." – 1 Thessalonians 5:19
How many times has the Holy Spirit nudged you to do something, and you hesitated? Maybe He told you to pray for someone, to speak life into a situation, to take a step of faith, but fear held you back. You started thinking, “What if they think I have lost my mind? What if I do not know what to say? What if someone else is better suited for this?”
That is how the Spirit gets quenched. Not because He is not willing to move, but because we hold Him back.
Jesus made a powerful statement in Matthew 10. He told His disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand; heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out the demons.” That is not just for them. That same power is for you. But too many people believe the miraculous power of God was only for the early church. They think it stopped with the first disciples.
But are we not disciples too? Are we not called to walk in the same Spirit they walked in?
The Holy Spirit has never changed. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. The same Spirit that worked through Peter and Paul is the Spirit that dwells within every believer today. He is still speaking, still leading, still empowering. The problem is not that the Spirit has stopped moving. The problem is that we have stopped saying yes.
He is looking for an empty vessel. Someone who will say, “Yes, Lord.” Someone who will trust that He will give the words to speak, the courage to act, and the power to move. But when we hesitate, when we ignore His voice, when we let fear silence our faith, we quench the very Spirit that was sent to equip us.
Do not settle for salvation without power. Jesus did not just save you to take you to heaven one day. He saved you so that you could bring the kingdom of God to earth now. He has given you everything you need. The only question is, will you let the Spirit move, or will you hold Him back?
How many times has the Holy Spirit nudged you to do something, and you hesitated? Maybe He told you to pray for someone, to speak life into a situation, to take a step of faith, but fear held you back. You started thinking, “What if they think I have lost my mind? What if I do not know what to say? What if someone else is better suited for this?”
That is how the Spirit gets quenched. Not because He is not willing to move, but because we hold Him back.
Jesus made a powerful statement in Matthew 10. He told His disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand; heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out the demons.” That is not just for them. That same power is for you. But too many people believe the miraculous power of God was only for the early church. They think it stopped with the first disciples.
But are we not disciples too? Are we not called to walk in the same Spirit they walked in?
The Holy Spirit has never changed. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. The same Spirit that worked through Peter and Paul is the Spirit that dwells within every believer today. He is still speaking, still leading, still empowering. The problem is not that the Spirit has stopped moving. The problem is that we have stopped saying yes.
He is looking for an empty vessel. Someone who will say, “Yes, Lord.” Someone who will trust that He will give the words to speak, the courage to act, and the power to move. But when we hesitate, when we ignore His voice, when we let fear silence our faith, we quench the very Spirit that was sent to equip us.
Do not settle for salvation without power. Jesus did not just save you to take you to heaven one day. He saved you so that you could bring the kingdom of God to earth now. He has given you everything you need. The only question is, will you let the Spirit move, or will you hold Him back?
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Good morning from Carrizo oil field. I made so many mistakes. Faith without works is dead. I have found this to be true. There is direction given from Him concerning this topic. I did do it and found that with my faith and His power it happened. Then still I wasn’t sure if this was my imagination or if it really was something that could be repeated. I was then given confirmation. With this pattern repeated my faith has grown and those works have grown too. Without Him though nothing happens. I thought I could just go around doing miraculous stuff whenever I wanted lol. How wild is that? He tells me what to do and how to do it. All for His glory and purpose. There’s a fun about it all though. I’m sure He laughing right alongside with me. It wasn’t really important to me until He told me to fast from sex and pray for a friend of mine I had recently made amends to. She had stage 3 lymphatic cancer. She no longer has cancer of any kind. All throughout the time in between tests etc He gave me confirmations and signs and I even shared them with her. Also I was blessed as well getting reengaged to my wife. Now I experience such a wonderful life with her and my kids. I don’t know what it would look like if I had refused to do what He said then. Maybe it would be ok. But it wouldn’t be like this and it was just the start of growing in a wonderful relationship with Him. Getting to know Him better. Calming down and experiencing the peace of stability. Really starting to believe wholeheartedly that it’s going to be ok. Deep down