Our Scripture reading today is Acts 16:7, "After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not."
The only way to live a productive Christian life is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18, "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;"
When we are filled with the Spirit, we will controlled by the Spirit. The
Spirit will guide us and we will follow. He will lead us to speak a certain way and
we will obey. All the while, it will bring glory to God.
We may not always understand the way He directs us. It is not our job to fully or even
partially understand what He is trying to accomplish in and through us. It is our
responsibility to obey. Obedience always leads to blessings.