Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 25, 2011
                    
                
                
                    We do not receive the Spirit just by saying "No" to a list of prohibited actions.  We receive him by saying yes to the call of God, and yes to the commands of God
                
                    
                        Life sometimes really does seem a lot like a shell game.  It moves faster than you can keep track of and what you reach for is often disappointingly empty.   For many people life feels just plain random, a big gamble but at least it's not rigged against you.  But sometimes life may feel like a
                        
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                        Presbyterian/Reformed