Do Not Quench the Spirit

Do not quench the Spirit —1 Thessalonians 5:19
 
I believe that we quench the Spirit not so much by dumping cold water on His Fire, but by failing to be in close enough relationship with Him to be able to hear His voice. 

The voice of the Spirit of God is as gentle as a summer breeze— so gentle that unless you are living in complete fellowship and oneness with God, you will never hear it. The sense of warning and restraint that the Spirit gives comes to us in the most amazingly gentle ways. And if you are not sensitive enough to detect His voice, you will quench it, and your spiritual life will be impaired. This sense of restraint will always come as a “still small voice” ( 1 Kings 19:12  ), so faint that no one except a saint of God will notice it.
We develop a habit of hearing the Spirit. We hear the still small voice; we respond; we realize by the results that it must have been the Spirit. The next time, it is easier to recognize that voice. 
Why does He speak so softly? Because He respects our free will. If He spoke loudly all resistance to Him would be blown away. He wants our following to flow naturally out of our developing relationship. Anything else is quenching.
Don’t quench and be blessed.
Nick

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