When I was growing up I remember my parents sitting at the head of the table. My dad was at one end and my mom at the other with all 7 kids in between. I remember before every single meal my dad (in his very low voice) would start out prayers with, "In the name of ..." and we would join him by saying, "The Father, Son and Holy Spirit". I never gave it much thought until this morning.
In today's lesson in Experiencing God we talked about God speaking to us through the Holy Spirit. He tells us what to do and we are to respond to Him immediately! I had never given Him a lot of credit. Surely not the same as I give Jesus! Honestly, I've always been a little scared of the Holy Spirit. Maybe since I've heard so many people refer to Him as the Holy "ghost" and I don't really believe in ghosts. Correct me if I'm wrong. Are they real? And I love how Henry Blackaby said, "We fail to realize than an encounter with the Holy Spirit, who lives within us, is an encounter with God". When I considered the Holy Spirit I didn't know for certain that it was God's way of telling me how to respond to a situation. I thought those "nudges" were just thoughts crossing my mind. Blackaby also reminded me that I cannot understand God's Word unless the Spirit of God teaches me. I want His Word to produce fruit in my life.
Once again I ask the Holy Spirit to come and fill this blog!
Grateful for His unconditional Love,
Angie xoxo
2 comments:
one of the best studies I've done on the holy spirit is "living beyond yourself."
I've missed your posting and I am glad to see you doing it today. There are so many encouraging bloggers out there. I think as long as it doesn't replace our Bible reading or interfere with family, it can be a good, helpful thing.
love you,
karen
So great Angie. Thanks for being transparent!! I had to come by and read when I saw the title of your post, mine for today was on faith too. :)
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