On the Move

When the Spirit is moving, it is such a beautiful thing…how blessed we are to walk in the Spirit and allow it to move through us and to guide us…remarkable.

I stand astounded tonight at the power of the Spirit and what has happened over the last day or so, as well as the past three weeks being home.

A fire has been lit inside me and continues to be honed and centered true to the source, my Heavenly Father. And as the flame finds its roots and center, how it is beginning to make impressions on others in ways only the Spirit can do.

I find myself learning the compassion of my Savior, in which He welcomed the little ones into His arms, and humbled himself to serve others. How I look upon my sisters around me and how my heart is going out to them in ways I haven’t felt it being pulled before. How I desire to love them like Christ loves me, and to let His love flow through me. How I desire my life to be a reflection of Him who has redeemed my every sin and mistake, covering me with His blood and washing me anew.

I am beginning to see through my Father’s eyes and the plans He has for those around me. How I pray that they will see His passionate pursuit after their hearts! I pray they will find their identity in Christ alone, not in the eyes of this world or in a relationship. I pray they will know that they are precious treasures in His eyes and are irreplaceable!

I find my role developing and also taking on new aspects in pursuing women. As of late, I find God placing me in an intercessor role, not just in prayer, but in giving and sharing wisdom in order to repair relationships that have been broken and scarred. God has given me the gift of being able to see things from different perspectives, while remaining steadfast to the truth. I’m amazed at how He used that today. In addition, I find God giving me so many opportunities to speak truth into other’s lives, and holy cow, what happens when the Spirit takes over…wow.

I find myself filled in a way I haven’t been before when I am able to serve them in the way Christ served. I am filled with joy when I am able to encourage them and spur them on to the One who loves them more than this world ever can offer them.

How true is it becoming that when I truly begin to fear the Lord, that it is the beginning of all wisdom…lately wisdom has been pouring out in a way that is not of me, but only of the Spirit.

I’m also learning that sometimes the greatest sign of love is a rebuke, not an easy one, but necessary. For what kind of love are we showing our brothers and sisters if we let them remain in sin and pretend that everything is fine? We are commanded to pull our brothers and sisters out of sin, and that is showing them love!

And how I am finding how contrary I am to this world and often to those around me, because of the person God has created me to be. I am beginning to see how the road He has set before me is a road less embarked on, a road less traditional and expected, but one so necessary for me to go on. I am beginning to see how God is intending for me to be a pioneer of sorts, blazing a new trail and leading the way for others. I also see how God is going to use my circumstances and relationships in order to bring people into a kind of relationship with Christ that is uncommonly seen this day. Jesus said, “I have come so they may have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10). Do we see this anymore? I rarely do. I desire for others to experience life to the full as I have! It isn’t an easy road, but it is surely blessed!

God is truly setting me apart into the individual He desires me to be. How I desire for that to always bring Him glory! I pray that I will never grieve the Spirit and take things into my own hands, but always be willing and ready to act whenever He moves. And I pray that by the grace of God, I can be used to be one to lead others into the fullest, richest, most rewarding lives that God has intended for us to receive! And how I praise Him that it is fully of Him and not of me, for I am sin and He is righteousness alone!

O the power of the Father’s Love, of the Savior’s Blood, and the Spirit’s power to change hearts and lives! To Him be the glory forever and ever!