Your actions speak so loud, I cannot hear what you are saying.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I pray that no one would ever say this about you.
What I hope that people would say about you is this!
Your actions speak so loud, I am so sure that God is real and you really know Him.
Don’t think that you have to be perfect in your behaviour for people to sense the presence of God around you.
God would reveal Himself through you if you do just one thing!
What is that one thing?
Treat EVERYONE you meet, as if your Heavenly Father sent them to you! or Love Everyone around you like you love yourself. Or Do to others what you want them to do to you. (Luke 6:31; Mark 12:31).
If you are born again, and the Holy Spirit lives in you, this one thing would get easier as you allow the Holy Spirit to take charge of your life.
I know that there are very many steps involved in allowing the Holy Spirit to take charge of your life. However, all those steps are for the Holy Spirit to do.
The Holy Spirit has been transforming all kinds of people to kind, loving, gentle people for thousands of years. He would do a good job with you.
Let me give you a quick tip!
Start by confessing to the Holy Spirit that you cannot love unconditionally without His help. Tell Him that you would not try. That you trust Him to do it in you. Tell Him that as He helps you, you will obey Him. (Phil 2:13).
Then watch the Holy Spirit do what He does best over the course of your life!
This same principle is what is needed in every aspect of our walk with God. We confess our weakness and surrender to the Holy Spirit’s leadership and we simply obey as He transforms our lives.
You can heal the sick, get victory over sin or habit, operate the gifts of the spirit, make disciples, transform cities all by the power of the Holy Spirit.
My biggest challenge all these years as the Holy Spirit has been working on me is that after learning a few things, I start thinking that “I’ve got this”. Then I fall flat on my face. So over time, I have come to learn that, I am never going to get it. I will always need to trust the Holy Spirit. Now it feels much easier in most areas.
Your Turn
How has it been for you? Please share with me in the comments section below.
I have come to understand that surrendering and being obedient to the Holy Spirit on an ongoing basis is what draws us closer to God. As I continue to make room for The Holy to be present in my life,
I see myself doing a lot more of loving others as I love myself, and so doing the Father’s will.
But to do this requires total commitment to trusting the Holy Spirit to guide me back on the straight and narrow path when my human spirit wants to take control of my thoughts and actions.
I pray that my focus on the Holy Spirit continues without ceasing, so that I could truly use the gifts of the Spirit on a daily basis as I journey, while warding off the attacks of evil.
Thanks Mama Catherine for sharing. I agree that as we surrender to God and obey God, we are drawn closer to Him! Amen to your prayers.