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things most people have as their utmost desire. It is wonderful that the child of God has within him the Holy Spirit whose purpose it is to give him the blessed realiza tion of these important goals. Our desire should be to let Him take control of our lives that we may be filled with His presence. The Spirit-filled life is simply letting the Holy Spirit do what He came to accomplish in us. That is specifically to control us complete ly. It is not a case of our needing to get more of the Spirit. We have all of Him the moment we receive Christ as Saviour. The point is that we must allow the Holy Spirit to have all of us! As an example, there are some people who possess money while there are others whom money possesses.
What is it you want most out of life? Everyone has certain desires which he would like to see real ized. Cravings of all kinds in the human realm flood the hearts of most people. I have put this same question to folks of all ages and from various walks of life. Invar iably the first answer I get is love. It is the most natural longing in everyone's heart. The second thing usually turns out to be happiness. Then, after that, the universal goal seems to be directed toward having peace. We find this true especially with young people today. For just a moment, consider the opening words of Galatians 5:22. Here we read the interesting com ment that "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace." The very primary Page 16
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