Those without hope attempt to feel better by getting drunk; we who are in Christ have Him in us - but we need to choose, to yield, to allow Him to fill us more completely. He will fill us out as the fragrance of perfume fills a room when the flask is opened. How? Some ways include avoiding sin (example here of not getting drunk), encouraging and worshipping together, being thankful to God for all things, and submitting to each other. We can serve each other in humble submission, not with prideful self-serving. This goes against our (fallen) nature, so we yield again by choosing to do so. Get forgiven, washed clean, and repeat.
Ephesians 5:18-21
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
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