Exploring Ephesians 5:18, Does The Bible Actually Command Believers to Get Drunk In The Spirit?

Defaults are habits of behaviors that help us cope with life’s struggles. When we try to stop resorting to harmful defaults, such as in Lent, we learn that old habits die hard because we create routines in which we are rewarded for coping with certain triggers by repeating certain behavior. It’s not that our need to cope is bad, it’s that our coping mechanisms hint at our need for something only God can satisfy. Though scripture states the “days are evil”, meaning life will give us enough struggles, the good news is that we can create habits of accessing the Spirit to help fill our need to cope with the transcendent love of God.