You've heard of operating systems like Mac or Windows for computers or Android and iOS for phones.

Well, Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth asks,

what kind of operating system is running your life?

Our lives are run by one of two basic

operating systems. The flesh or the spirit. One operating system the flesh is natural. The other operating system, the spirit, is supernatural.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, author of Surrender, The Heart God Controls.

For May 1st, 2024, I'm Dana Gresch. Most of us want to become more effective in building God's kingdom. Today Nancy begins a series talking about five qualities

that will help you grow as a servant to the body of Christ. A year or so ago as I

was reading through the scripture I came to the book of acts,

acts chapter six and seven, and that's the story of Stephen,

the first martyr, and I began to meditate on his life

and what I saw in that passage. And as I just kind of savored that text and lived in it for a bit I began to see five qualities in the life of Stephen that I started to pray would be true in my own life. I can't say

I've prayed those every day but I've prayed a number of times many times over this past

year or so. I've begun to pray these things for other people and even

when I'm in a conversation with someone and I want to pray with them I've

often prayed these five things for people over the past year or so. So over the next few days I want us to take a

look at these five qualities and I hope that you'll be encouraged to begin praying

these five things for yourself and for others for your friends your coworkers your

pastor your pastor your pastor's wife your mate your children just as God brings people

to mind these are five things that you can pray for yourself and for others.

But I want to give us a little bit of background first, so let me encourage you to

turn in your Bible if you have one and you're able to do that to the book of acts, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

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