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  RESPONDING TO THE SPIRIT
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: Losing sensitivity to God's voice can lead to a life without
delight in the Lord and ineffectiveness as a Christian, making daily
sensitivity to God's voice a necessity for a deep and fulfilling
relationship with Him.

Topics: "Spiritual Awareness", "Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit"
Scripture References: Psalm 51:10, Isaiah 30:21, John 10:27, Romans 8:14, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 4:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, Hebrews 3:15, James 1:22, 1 John 2:27

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DESCRIPTION
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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the critical need for sensitivity to the Holy
Spirit in the lives of young men and women raised in Christian
environments. He expresses a deep desire to maintain this sensitivity,
valuing it above physical well-being. Tozer laments that many
individuals, despite their Christian upbringing, lack a genuine
connection with God and fail to respond to His voice. He warns that
without the Holy Spirit's influence, these individuals cannot be
effective Christians. The sermon calls for a revival of spiritual
sensitivity to ensure a vibrant faith.

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CONTENT
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Are we raising a whole generation of young men and women without any
sensitivity to the voice of God's Holy Spirit? I am on record, and I
will be as long as I live, that I would rather lose a leg and hobble
along throughout the rest of my life than to lose my sensitivity to God
and to His voice and to spiritual things! Oh, how I want to keep that
sensitivity within me-within my soul! I am thinking about a great throng
of men and women raised in Christian homes. They have been brought up in
Sunday school. They probably cut their first baby tooth on the edge of a
hymn book when the mother was not watching. Still, to this day, they are
not right with God. Some have made a kind of profession but have never
been able to delight themselves in the Lord.

The reason?

They have lost sensitivity to the message and the voice of God. If the
Holy Spirit cannot move something within their beings every day they are
not going to be effective Christians-if they are Christians at all!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/responding-to-the-spirit/
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