1Corinthians 2:4 "And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. 5 I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God."
Paul relied on the power of the Holy Spirit to change people's hearts, minds and lives, his confidence was in the Spirit not in his preaching. What are you relying on, sometimes our greatest strength becomes our greatest weakness, because if we not careful we will begin to rely on our abilities and not the Holy Spirit. The worst thing that can happen to us as individuals is not that we fail without God, but that we succeed without him. Success without God breeds pride and a self sufficient spirit that causes us to rely upon our abilities instead of the Holy Spirit. Nothing drives us to prayer quicker than the realization of our inability and unfortunately nothing keeps us from prayer more than a confidence in our abilities.
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