What would happen if.....?

As I was cleaning out an old briefcase, I came across this piece of paper with the following written on it:
What would happen if all Christians lived in the fullness of the Holy Spirit?
So, that got me thinking, what would happen? What would the world look like? What would it feel like? It would be like the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7. It is well worth reading, digesting, knowing, and most of all, living.
I know, there are a myriad of excuses for not being able to live as Christ commanded us to live. Think about this. We are able to live abundantly today because of the sacrifice that Christ made. He made this sacrifice for you and for me. He died on a cross, He was beaten, scorn, and shamed, all for us. I think of the scene in The Passion when Christ was being beaten, and it gives me chills. I've seen the movie only once, yet I already knew every scene. I already knew that Jesus Christ died for me, that He was beaten, scorn and shamed, for me. Knowing all of this, how can I make any excuse for not living as He has commanded me to? How He has told me to live? How He has called me to live? How can I be so selfish, self-centered and egotistical? How can I? How can you?
Once again, the myriad of excuses comes into play. They come to stake their claim. They give a good argument and put up a good fight. Yet, they all seem to fall short, very short. They mislead you into believing that you can do it on your own. Who gave you the ability, the talent? They mislead you into thinking that you are a rock, a pillar, that you have all of the strength and courage you need to stand on your own. Who gave you that strength and courage?
Life is already difficult. We have made it more so. We over analyze, over theorize, over everything. We think that the way it was done can be done better. We think too much, we analyze, deduce, reduce everything we do.