108 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
more can the Holy Spirit control a man or a woman?
Is it difficult to determine who's in control? Not at all.
Every day you meet people whose minds and hearts are
light-years away from God. It's obvious. You hear it in their
language. You see it in their actions. It's as though Satan
himself is guiding every movement of their lives.
THE SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE
But what about the person who has had an encounter
with the Holy Spirit? What are the outward signs of the
Spirit-filled life? There are many, and the transformation is
startling. It's beyond explanation. Suddenly positive
"manifestations" begin to multiply at every turn.
Just after he says, "Be filled with the Spirit," Paul
describes four distinct results you can expect. It is like
planting seeds in the soil of the Spirit and reaping a
heavenly harvest.
You'll Be Changed
The first manifestation you can expect of a Spirit-filled
life is this: your speech will be different. The apostle said
we should speak "to one another in psalms" (Eph. 5:19).
Can you imagine what an incredible world it would be if
our conversation resembled what we read in the Psalms?
A recent study showed that of all the words in the
English language, the word used most often is "I." But the
Spirit-led Christian has a new vocabulary. It is not self-
centered. It is God-centered. Suddenly you are saying,
"Praise the LORD" (PS. 150:1) and "Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord" (v. 6).
Here's the second sign Paul says you should expect:
You'll have a new song. He says you will be "singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Eph. 5:19). It's