Many times Christians say, I want to find God's will for my life.

Dr. Tony Evans says the search for God's specific will for your life begins with being filled by the Holy Spirit.

The filling of the Spirit enables you to understand what the will of the Lord is.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

You can't pour out what hasn't previously been poured in.

Today, Dr. Evans explains what it means to be filled with the spirit and how that filling transforms our attitudes, relationships, and worship.

Let's join him in Ephesians chapter 5 for a practical look at the power behind a life that

points others to God. Now let me first of all talk about the importance of the feeling of the

Holy Spirit, the importance. Why? He has said in the previous verses, verse 15, therefore be careful how

you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of your time because the days are evil,

so then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. He tells us it is possible

to waste time to lose opportunity because the nature of the

times in which we live are evil. And if we do not live our lives wisely, evil will dominate them.

And if evil will dominate them, we will not be wise but unwise, not making

appropriate decisions, but making what he calls, foolish decisions in verse 17. And we will wind up

with a wasted life. There's probably not a person in this room who cannot look back over some

portion of their life with regret.

If I could live it over again, if I could do it over again, I wouldn't have lost those times,

made those decisions. While the Bible says that the reason, verse 18, while the filling of the

spirit is necessary is because of verses 15 through

17, and that is time is short and days are evil. So we don't have time to waste time. We must

maximize our opportunity. Well, how do you maximize your opportunity? If you're under the

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