No Grieving

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
NO GRIEVING
Eph 4:30-31
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
NIV
Now just what does this mean, to grieve the Holy Spirit? Do not cause him to be sad or distressed over my behaviors. Yep, that is it. I suppose it would not be a nice thing to do to anyone, much less the Holy Spirit. So I have to get my head on right and keep thinking about how I should not grieve him. This would mean I would have to always be aware of my thoughts, my actions, behaviors, words, responses, and such. This would mean I would have to never forget about his presence in my life. Now I am aware of him, but I still get into trouble, so to speak, because of selfish behavior, such as thinking about myself instead of others first. How can I not think about me? I have to in order to be aware of things I need to do for the Kingdom. Where is the line in thinking about self and thinking too much about self? It is in the thinking more about self then I should? It is thinking about self in the sense of satisfying self? Now there is a thought! If I spend too much time in thinking how to satisfy myself than I might just be grieving the Holy Spirit. Yet Here I also must be thinking about the simple truth I have been sealed with him. The Holy Spirit has sealed me, or put his seal, or mark on me for the day of redemption. I wear the seal of the Holy Spirit and regarding that I should be thinking about me. What does that mean, to have his seal upon me? Surely it does not mean I am now a perfect person. Surely it does not mean I will always do everything right. Yet I also cannot grieve him, I cannot behave in a manner which causes him to be sadden over me. But I do. I fail to live up to that mark. I fall short. But is that grieving him? As long as the desire of my heart is not to grieve him I think It might not be as bad as it would be if I simply did not care and went about living just for me. Failing does not mean turning away. Failing in itself implies I am trying. If I thought I never failed, then I believe I would be grieving him. I am trying; it is my desire to behave in a manner which does not grieve me. I am proud to wear his seal upon me. I also need his help in living my life in a manner which would please the Lord. My desire is not to grieve him. Is that good enough?