Luke 11:9- And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
In one of my messages, I mentioned some things that God cannot do, and a few people were offended. Yet it is obvious how God has left certain things in our hands and He will not coerce, manipulate, neither force us to do what He wants. God created us free will agents and even our Creator respects our right to choose. He has given us the right to choose the path we want to walk. We can serve God or refuse the opportunity to do so. Now of course! the best choice is to serve God and live (Ezek. 33:11). Nevertheless, God only offers a great future and encourages us to believe on His son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be our comforter, which means to be our Helper. The Holy Ghost can empower us to change; however, He offers no assistance if the host rejects His sound wisdom. Wow! So inline with His Word is our God that He will not force us to drop our cigarette, stop the cursing, love our enemy, etc. Whatever we want to change we must first ask God for forgiveness for our sins in the particular area, and then ask Him to empower us to accomplish what we are setting forth to do. Now—once the Holy Spirit knows that you or I are sincere—and He knows our intention is to pursue freedom from the oppression, then immediately strength will be given for the task at hand. But always remember: God cannot move on our behalf except you and I invite Him in to intervene. He will not help unless we Ask, Seek, and Knock!