Under the Influence….

People use alcohol and drugs to escape their reality. Being under the influence leaves a person out of control. Actually, they are under the control of Satan when they are “high”. How many stories have you ever heard of people helping others while being “high” or drunk? What good comes when a person is under the influence? We have laws for these type of events. An example would be DUI; driving under the influence. Now, think about this: how many stories have you heard about people doing good when they are under the influence of the Holy Spirit? When you are under the influence of God’s Spirit, good things happen; great things happen. News worthy events happen. Lives are changed for the better. Why don’t more and more people see that drugs are a dead end street? Why don’t they abandon drugs for God? Why don’t they want a real solution to their problems? Is it their ignorance that keeps them away? Satan’s deception? It’s our job as Christians to expose Satan’s lies, and deceptive practices. But we are to do it with love and respect, not the kind of love the world promotes, that involves accepting every kind of behavior. The way we start this practice is going to the Lord in prayer, on our knees, and asking Him to control our thoughts and desires. By asking Him to allow us to be under His influence, we can help start to heal a hurting world, one person at a time. We need to be ticketed with an UGI (under Gods influence). Imagine how many more people will be in Heaven because of this decision?

3 Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips. 4 Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong. Psalms 141:3-4