How desperate is your situation?

Are you at the point where you can’t see any way out? No way that things can get better?

Your spouse wants a divorce. Your company is laying people off. Your child is a drug addict. Your husband is addicted to porn. Your loved one was diagnosed with cancer.

Maybe you’ve been struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts. Maybe circumstances are pretty good, but you can’t get free from the anxiety and worry.

How desperate is your situation?

And what are you going to do? Who are you going to turn to?

For the past few days, I’ve been reading in the book of Acts. It’s the Acts of the Apostles, but the book should really be called the Acts of the Holy Spirit. He did everything. The apostles were just instruments in His hands.

He told people where to go. He told them what to do and say. He revealed truth. He filled people with power.

He gave them the ability to speak other languages. He gave them power to heal and raise the dead.

Wherever and whenever the Holy Spirit showed up–things changed.

Have you lost hope? Is your situation desperate?

Read the book of Acts. Read John 14-16 where Jesus spoke extensively about the Holy Spirit and what He would do when He came. Cry out to God to fill you with His Holy Spirit. Give Him total control of your life. Don’t hold anything back.

The Holy Spirit can do things you could never do. He can change your circumstances or He can change you. Either way, you win. He will not force Himself on you though. He will wait for you to invite Him to be in control. You can continue to do things in your own wisdom and strength or you can turn to Him for help.

Are you willing to abandon yourself to the Holy Spirit?

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My wife and daughter, along with four other Young Life leaders from Northwest Arkansas, are leaving on Wednesday (5/16) for a mission trip to Macedonia. Can I ask you to pray for the Holy Spirit to use them in a great way over the next week and a half?

You can follow the ministry of Young Life in Northwest Arkansas and the trip to Macedonia on their new blog.