Filled with His Precious Gift

"But the advocate, the HOLY SPIRIT, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." (NIV John 14:26

Happy Sunday!

Have you ever went to church (sometimes after not going for awhile) and as soon as you enter you were an emotional mess? Maybe crying on the inside trying not to show it on the outside? That was me a couple years ago. I would cry in church not knowing why I was crying. Not understanding why church made me so emotional. Now I realize the reason for my cries, God was working IN me. Unknowingly I as crying out for God. He was trying to get THROUGH to me and I wasn't allowing him. My doors were locked.  God has the key but he's not going to use it, you have to let him in!

Now as I go to church... I am filled with EMOTION but I am not emotional. My emotion comes from the Lord's gift that he has given me. I am now working WITH God, filled with his Holy Spirit that guides my life. My doors are now open to receive the many gifts, promises and opportunities that God WANTS to provide to his saints. God wants you to unlock your emotions and live for him. Like my pastor mentioned in his sermon today, "God lives in me". He lives in you too if you'll allow him.

Let Go and Let GOD.

Naive to the word of God, I thought I could get baptized (cleansed from sin) and that was it. My thoughts were "Okay, I have accepted that Jesus died from my sins and I'm going to heaven now that I've been baptized in this here church pool. Nothing else for me to do but wait until the Lord comes and takes me home".

Oh, how wrong and naive I was. There's so much more to being saved then I ever thought was possible. As I dive more into my Bible I realize that there is MUCH work to be done. Especially in this world that we live in today. A few years ago I didn't know anything about the Holy Spirit or how it is an essential tool and gift for those that are saved. As described in Acts 19, the disciples were baptized by John but did not know that they could also receive the Holy Spirit. Paul asked them "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" and They answered no, they didn't even know such a thing existed. 

This is why I started this blog, maybe someone didn't know (like me) that a Holy Spirit exists to guide them to the gates of Heaven. I received the gift of the Holy Spirit two weeks before I married my husband, Carl and what a blessing that has been to both of our lives. The Holy Spirit gives me patience, confidence and trust in the Lord, guidance, and sometimes it tells me to just be quiet. Because sometimes we do have to be quiet and realize that the life we are living is not about us, but about doing the work of the Lord. If you are saved, let God in, let his Holy Spirit descend upon your life so that you may go HIGHER in the Lord.

"When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit." (NIV) Acts 8:15