Note 7 at Ro 15:29: What a statement! Paul had no doubt that he would be walking in the fullness of God. This reveals that walking in the power of the Holy Spirit is a choice.

Some people disagree with this and say that you can't make the blessings of God occur. Their argument is that sometimes blessings happen and other times they don't, based on God's choosing; otherwise, it would be like being able to turn God on and off.

The answer to this is that God is always on. We are the ones who are on and off. Anytime we choose life (De 30:19), we can be assured that the life of God that has been given to us through Christ Jesus will flow. The responsibility to stir up the gift that is in us (2Ti 1:6) rests on us.