Discontent With Whispers

Why are we so discontent with the whisperings of the Holy Spirit?

We long for the dreams and visions of ancient prophets and common man.

We long for the burning bushes and visitations from angels.

Foolishness!

We discredit the might, grace, and wisdom of God by longing for something that instilled fear and terror in the men of old.

We are blessed beyond reason and beyond imagination to have the very spirit of God living inside of our wretched souls.

Why should we need angels to give us guidance and dreams and visions when we have the creator of the universe giving us a part of Himself to show us the way!

We are selfish and ungrateful when we wish for something grander.

The only reason we think it would be grander is because we want what we can see. Not what we hear and feel.

We want the fire and brimstone and booming voice from heaven because then we would feel important!

The audacity that WE WOULD TRY AND USE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CREATOR OF EXISTENCE FOR OUR OWN GLORY!

Let us be humbled and prostrate before our God.

Let us be thankful and in awe.

We have no need for the methods of old for he has given us a gift that is beyond anything we can hope for.

We need to quiet our egos and shut our mouths and listen. For if we truly believed in the power of the Holy Spirit (who by the way is God) then how could we even consider wanting more in life?

Praise be to God, who provides us with more than we need.

Forgive us Father for when we ignore what is right in front of us: YOU.

Take Heart

I am attacked on all sides by the Enemy. He fills my head with memories of what I've done, things I've seen. They are burned into my soul. He reaches into my heart with a needle and injects shame and filth. The weight is too much to bear! The lies I've told, the friends I've hurt, the trash I've stared at, all crowding around me once more. But the Prince of Peace is my God! He has rescued me from my despair and pulled me out of my darkness! I am no longer a slave in the caverns of hell! I am a new man! A free man! I am a new creation.

I SAY THIS IN UTMOST CERTAINTY.

I will fall again and again but I am learning to give into grace. I say this not as an excuse but in joy! The times I fall into sin grace will increase! Does this mean I am free to sin? Absolutely not! But if I don't rest completely in Christ's sacrifice on the cross then I am a pointless man. 

TAKE HEART FRIENDS!

We are not given this gift of salvation just to get through the day! God has given us power and strength through the Holy Spirit. We can move mountains! Take heart brothers and sisters, for though we are scarred and the wounds are tender, we are being made whole again! We are being made new! 

WE ARE NEW! 

So tire not beloved, creation is waiting for us to become who God has ordained us to be. Fear not, for our Daddy has conquered doubt. He has conquered fear. He has conquered selfishness. He has conquered lust. He has conquered apathy. He has conquered emptiness. He has conquered immorality. He has conquered it all. 

AND HE HOLDS US IN HIS HANDS!