Ephesians 5:18 says, Don’t get drunk with wine, because it makes you lose control. Instead, keep on being filled with the Spirit. This verse is talking about drunkenness, not just wine. Science backs this up. Here is a list of outcomes from being drunk:
Paul encourages us to be filled with the Spirit instead. I believe this happens by engaging in the Spiritual disciplines - prayer, reading the Bible, fellowship with other believers, worship, fasting, giving, serving, gratitude and confession. What we think, do and say comes from what we are filled with. If we are filled with popular culture, we will think, act and speak like everyone else around us. If we are filled by the Spirit, we will think, act and speak like people who love Jesus. When you are filled with alcohol, it affects your behaviour in a negative way. When you are filled with the Spirit, it affects your behaviour in a positive way.
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Ephesians 5:17 says, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. When I was a teenager and young adult I agonised over what God's will for my life was. What subjects did he want me to study at high school? Which university course did he want me to study? Who did he want me to date? Which job should I apply for and take? Which church did he want me to go to? You get the idea.
I eventually learned that it's really quite simple to know the will go God. When Jesus was asked what the most important commandment is in Mark 12:29-31 he said, 'you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' If you fulfil these two commandments, you are doing what God wants. It is my belief that there are any number of subjects, courses, jobs, partners and other optional extras that will be in God's will. The important thing is our that we are loving God and loving others. If you love God, you won't have any idols in your life or use his name as a swear word. If you love others you won't gossip, bully or exclude other people. Here are some more Bible truths about the will of God:
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