Come Holy Spirit
Come Holy Spirit. These three words have become so incredibly important in my life. I realize more and more everyday just how much I need His help in all that I do. I know where my life goes when I operate on self will, yet I still strive to do life on my own no matter how many epic failures I experience. I have the ultimate compass inside of me, and somehow I’m still constantly wondering off in rogue directions.
This becomes apparent in my life pretty much every time I get angry. I see some injustice in the world and in my self righteousness I take it on myself to set things strait. Never mind that I have only been a Christian for less than a year and there are people who have been fighting these fights for years. I seem to get the idea in my head that I’m in this thing now, so it must be time for things to change. Instead of seeking counsel from someone who knows way more than me about these things, I tend to go off half cocked and get in someone’s grill and let them know just how right I am. I rarely even take the time to pray when some injustice I see pisses me off. I’m realizing more and more that this attitude does more harm than good when it comes to advancing the kingdom of God. If I’m not advancing the kingdom, then whatever I’m doing is not of God.
I’m not saying by any means that I’m going to stop standing up for injustice. This world is broken. We as a society have failed miserably in the things that we won’t talk about or let slide just because they are hard or painful topics to talk about. People will get offended. That’s just a fact of life. What I can do is slow down and pray. Pray for the people affected by all of these injustices. Pray for the people inflicting these injustices. This fight for justice is not with a human enemy after all. When the enemy I’m fighting is spiritual, the best weapon I have is prayer and love. I have the same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the grave living inside of me. Why not choose to fight the supernatural with the supernatural. So, my prayer is that I am able to remember this when I am angered by what this broken world has become. “Come Holy Spirit! Do for me what I can’t do for myself. Give me the words to speak life when faced with darkness. Calm my angry heart and only let me speak what is of You for the advancement of Your kingdom. Amen.” Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Bare with me as I fumble my way through this new life I’m living in. Love Y’all!!!
