SPEAKER_00: The world around us often runs on self-interest, competition, and fear.
SPEAKER_00: But the culture of God's kingdom is different.
SPEAKER_00: It's marked by righteousness, peace, and joy.
SPEAKER_00: The Holy Spirit brings heaven's atmosphere wherever you go.
SPEAKER_00: As we pray today, close your eyes if you can and focus your mind on the Lord.
SPEAKER_00: Listen to Romans 14, 17's call to us today.
SPEAKER_00: For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
SPEAKER_00: We get access to these things through Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00: And because of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we carry them into our environments and relationships.
SPEAKER_00: Take a moment to thank God that his spirit lives in you, bringing the peace and joy of heaven into your everyday life.
SPEAKER_00: Ask the Lord to help you respond to situations today, not with the culture of this world, but with the character of His kingdom.
SPEAKER_00: Invite the Holy Spirit over the next minute to fill your thoughts, words, and actions with peace and joy.
SPEAKER_00: With each breath, imagine inhaling heaven's peace and exhaling the anxiety of this world.
SPEAKER_00: Ask that heaven's joy would overflow in their heart.
SPEAKER_00: If you can, place a hand over your heart in personal agreement with me as I close in prayer today.
SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Holy Spirit, for bringing heaven's culture into our lives.
SPEAKER_00: Let your righteousness, peace, and joy transform our homes, workplaces, and conversations today.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.