How am I compatible with God?

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Genesis 1:26-27Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

God placed many of his own basic characteristics in you when he created you in his image. You cannot exercise these characteristics perfectly because of your sinful human nature, but you can feel close to God because you share the same feelings, emotions, and character traits.

Ezekiel 36:25-27“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.”

1 Corinthians 2:12We have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

1 Corinthians 2:14-16People who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For, “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:18The Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

When you become a Christian, God sends his Holy Spirit to dwell in you, giving you the power and desire to obey him. The Holy Spirit works in you to change your interests and desires to match God’s interests and desires. The more the Holy Spirit works in your life, the more compatible you are with God.