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I have been reading several scriptures, motivational/religious books and watching a lot of different preachers this summer. I have tried to stay in my “typical planned routine” but doesn’t God have a great since of humor? Because I long for more of what I should have been looking for long time ago, a closer relationship with Him. I have been reflecting back on when I lived in Texarkana, Texas back in the spring of 2013 I was going to a Wednesday night class called Lead Me Holy Spirit. I really enjoyed the class and the teacher actually provided a prayer for us. The prayer states:
“Lord, help me to always walk so closely with You that I never fail to recognize the promptings of Your spirit to my soul. Enable me to not only identify it, but also never ignore it. Teach me to be so in tune with You that I know right away when it is You prompting me to do something. Help me to trust it and act upon it. Thank You for the many times You have impressed something on my heart and have spared me grief and trouble. Teach me to be solid in Your Word that I hear the voice of Your spirit speaking to my heart and Your prompting in my soul about the details of my life. Give me a calm and quiet spirit so that I can hear you whisper to my soul. I want to listen for Your voice at all times so that I am always sensitive to Your Spirit nudging me. Keep me from being dull of hearing so I can stay attuned to Your voice within me. I don’t want to be like people who, when You called, they do not answer, and when You spoke they did not hear (Isaiah 65:12). In Jesus name I pray, Amen. “
I have been praying this prayer for sometime now, I even put it on my desk to pray daily. Not till recently have I actually felt as though I have been listening to the Holy Spirit. What I have come up with as a challenge for myself over the next year is to no longer hold back. Show my love to others at every turn through the prompting of the Holy Spirit and allow him to show his presence to me more often. QUIT trying to control every move because I am not in control HE is.
What if we as a Christians all joined in and allowed God to come out of the box? Allowed for Him to no longer be considered to be just a Sunday morning and stopped putting limitations of what God can do and stop (the one I have struggled with the most) trying to control everything. What if we gave God total and complete control?
Yes, trust me it is scary because it is going into the unknown and completely trusting on God. Allowing the Holy Spirit to do things we could have never imagined through us, not occasionally but on a daily basis. Yes, we are going to fail sometimes and not be perfect because only God was perfect.
God just wants a relationship with us, which comes through daily interaction. The Holy Spirit is the Power of God flowing through us. The Holy Spirit empowers us to do things that we normally wouldn’t do.
So, as most of you know who are reading my blog I am leaving on an 11 month kingdom journey. I am trusting God to empower me through the Holy Spirit over the next year and continue to change my life. This is the one time in my life I do not have an agenda and I am learning to take a risk. God has huge plans for K Squad (my squad) over the next year.
I am going to ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK not only the next year but the rest of my life in order to have the relationship with the trinity: father, son, and Holy Spirit for His will to be done.
ASK- and you shall receive
SEEK- and you shall find
KNOCK- and the door will be open to you
Yes, it is going to test my patience, the devil will show up, and I will struggle in ways I once again never imagined.
I am going to experience abandonment, brokeness, and dependance on God. I will in turn be able to determine who I really am, my true self and leave my kingdom journey a new person.
This is where YOU as my brothers in sisters in Christ come in.
Our God who has never been alone, always had someone with him and has been in constant community. It is our time as Christians to support each other through community. I am asking for your prayers as I go out into the world to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and trust that (my favorite verse) with God nothing is impossible Luke 1:37.
There are two natures in my breast
One is foul and one is blessed
One I love and One I hate
The One I feed will dominate
– Unknown
PRAYER!! IT works both ways! I am publicly asking for prayers for the journey I am about to take. If you need prayers please ask me. I will not be on social media as much as I usually am but I do still check it. So, shoot me an email at [email protected] or simply use Facebook messenger, it might take a few days to respond but I still check it.
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MUCH LOVE,
Courtney 🙂
