Note 7 at Rom. 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 our choice.

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

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