Be filled with the Spirit. Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Singing and making music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:17-21

Last time we were looking at what being filled with the Spirit looks like: First of all, it looks like worship, Public Worship, Private Worship, Experiential (thankful) Worship and Lifestyle Worship.

We saw that lifestyle worship is treating our brothers and sisters in Christ as if they were Jesus. If we are involved with sins against our brothers and sisters in Christ and we have not made things right with them the Holy Spirit’s filling is still available but we won’t experience it.

How do I know that? In introducing the passage in Eph 5 that we are looking at, Paul says “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Eph. 4:30,31)

Paul tells us to not grieve (sadden) the Spirit: He then explains HOW we are not to grieve the Holy Spirit:
    1)  Get rid of some things: bitterness, indignation, wrath (passion, rage, bad temper), resentment (anger, animosity), quarreling (clamor, contention), slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language), malice (spite, ill will) amp.
    2)  Practice some other things: usefulness and helpfulness and kindness to one another, tenderheartedness (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely] amp.

Worshipping our God “with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, making music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father” is a wonderful privilege we have as believers. Living a worshipful lifestyle is another wonderful privilege that is ours in Christ.