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Written by Abidan Shah, a contemporary pastor and writer.

What are you relying on to bring you peace, joy, or courage—and is it truly satisfying your soul? In a world that promises peace in a bottle, joy in a purchase, or comfort in a distraction, God offers something better—His Spirit. Instead of filling our lives with what leaves us empty, we are called  to be filled with the Spirit—finding our peace, courage, and joy in the One who will never fail us…True freedom in Christ is not doing whatever we please, but loving others enough to lay aside anything that might cause them to stumble…Choosing the Spirit over substitutes not only strengthens our own walk, it points others to the hope found in Jesus.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. [Romans 14:17]