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My Friend the Holy Spirit
by kimberly » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:09 pm
I want you to meet a friend of mine. Let me tell you something about him.....
He has created many beautiful things with his hands.
He can be hurt and offended.
He can show immense love and joy.
He puts words in people's mouths.
He reminds others of things.
He's a translator and a go-between.
He is an instructor.
He is a leader.
He's a gift.
He can be welcomed and received.
He can be resisted.
he is gentle and comforting.
He is full of power, and fiery.
He always has fruit.
He will simply dwell in you, or totally fill you up.
He always speaks the truth in love.
He always, always, points to Jesus.
Do you know Him?
I met this friend in a very unlikely place....my bathroom. It was the only place with any privacy at the time, the only door in the house with a lock. It was a large bathroom, so I'd put a chair in there. I'd sit when I needed privacy, to read mail that was personal, or cry, or pray.
Yeah, praying in the bathroom. I could turn on the water, and read scripture out loud if I wanted...without Tom and Jerry interferring. I could sniffle and be peeved at the latest injustice, or out and out rage about something.
It was the Emo bathroom
. And I guess that's why God chose it to introduce me to His Holy Spirit in a way that I'd never known Him before. I had lumped Him in with God and Jesus as a kind of a third-rate spirit....not really considering Him as a real, active power.
I was sitting in there one day, looking through the bible when God asked me, "Who is the Holy Spirit?"
"He's You Father," I answered.
"Who is He to YOU?" God asked. Well, that stopped me for a few days. I knew He was God's Spirit, inside of me, but...I didn't know who He was to me. I finally had to admit to God.."I don't know."
"You're right, " answered God, "So why don't you find out?"
I began a two month search through the bible, reading, making notes, praying, and having dreams. It was awe-inspiring, what I found.
I found all the scriptures to back up the things I told you at the beginning of the hour, and so much more. He lives in us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and He will fill us completely when we ask Him.
When i learned I could be filled with Him, God said..."Desire it." For a few days, I went through the hours thinking and saying to myself, "I want to be totally filled with Him...I desire Him to flood me with Himself..."
I had learned that what I heard determined what I thought about, and how I felt. The more I heard myself say, "I desire to be full of the Holy Spirit, " the more I felt it. It got into my spirit, and took root. In a few days, I could pray with honesty and desire, "Lord, fill me to the full with Your Holy Spirit."
God knew, in my state of emotional being, that the fullness of the Holy Spirit could change things for me. His comforting, counseling way would lead me out of emotional traps.
As my helper and advocate, He would show me how to gain Godly control over wandering feelings. As my intercessor, He would pray for me when I could not find the words, but could only weep or moan.
His strengthening would give me the power to overcome angry emotions that threatened to spill out of me. And as my always-there standby, He would tell me what to say and do to fit any situation. He would help me be like Jesus.
This is how I knew all of these things: John 15:26
But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth- Who comes from the Father, He Himself will testify regarding Me.
I kept studying His ways, and doing as he asked me to do. Some of it seemed pretty funny to me, but I wanted out of the pit I was in. I kept the Word in front of my eyes, and in my mouth. I avoided certain TV shows, let go of a few friends, and switched to christian rock.
Doing the things God asked of me was a new thing for me....I was so used to just doing whatever I felt like doing. Watching whatever I felt like watching. Listening to whatever I felt like hearing. But I also saw....what I 'felt' like doing was creating feelings in me I didn't want.
My thought process needed a rewire too. Changing my doing, watching and listening was a huge step in that direction. Paying attention to the Holy Spirit's guidance set me on a different course and changed my life.
"Be quiet," He would whisper when i was going to state my (somewhat rude) opinion. "Remember Psalm 19:14?"
"Turn this off," He would murmer in my head as the first few pictures of a movie would flash on...."It's not in keeping with what I'm teaching you."
"This song is horrible," He would say in my thoughts as the singer wailed about death.."Why did I ever like it?", I would wonder.
Simple things that are hard to believe, and not easy to do. I never said it was easy. My flesh woman would wail and bang the bars of her soul prison..."But I want to!" Sometimes she would stage a prison riot and break out for a day or two...though it happened less as time went by and I saw the changes in me, and in how I felt!
Walking in the Spirit of God has benefits so beyond the pleasures of the flesh. Satisfying the body and emotions is a fleeting thing, but building your spirit by His Spirit has long lasting benefits. It's a process...and one I never want to end.
I added one thing to that prayer that I believed would make a huge difference to me, in my situation. I asked for a prayer language. (Jude 1:20). I told God I wanted to receive that evidence of the Holy Spirit.
No, I don't speak it in church or anywhere else. It's for me. I pray in it, sing in it. I do it to build my spirit, and to pray things intimate and private. Most times I have understanding of what I am praying, although I understand not in words, but holy emotion.
It's for me, a way to speak to God directly from my spirit to His...sometimes things I can't express any other way. It's not required, and it's not desired by everyone...but it is available for anyone who wants it.
It began with just one word that came into my mind as I was running a bath....I repeated it over and over....when i vacuumed, or washed dishes, or took a walk. Slowly, other words began to come, and I had a sentence, and within a week, it was a stream.
Do you have to have this to relate to Him? No. He will be as close with you as he is anyone else. He loves you like an only child......you get all of Him, not just some sliver. He will fill you and flood you with Jesus, for it's His purpose and desire to do so.
I hope you know my intimate friend the Holy Spirit. If not, I truly hope you choose to take some time to find out who he is....to you.
Father, thank You for Your gift, the Holy Spirit. We want to intimately know who He is, and involve Him in our lives. may He fill us completely with the knowledge and wisdom that come from You. In Jesus Name, amen.
He has created many beautiful things with his hands.
He can be hurt and offended.
He can show immense love and joy.
He puts words in people's mouths.
He reminds others of things.
He's a translator and a go-between.
He is an instructor.
He is a leader.
He's a gift.
He can be welcomed and received.
He can be resisted.
he is gentle and comforting.
He is full of power, and fiery.
He always has fruit.
He will simply dwell in you, or totally fill you up.
He always speaks the truth in love.
He always, always, points to Jesus.
Do you know Him?
I met this friend in a very unlikely place....my bathroom. It was the only place with any privacy at the time, the only door in the house with a lock. It was a large bathroom, so I'd put a chair in there. I'd sit when I needed privacy, to read mail that was personal, or cry, or pray.
Yeah, praying in the bathroom. I could turn on the water, and read scripture out loud if I wanted...without Tom and Jerry interferring. I could sniffle and be peeved at the latest injustice, or out and out rage about something.
It was the Emo bathroom
. And I guess that's why God chose it to introduce me to His Holy Spirit in a way that I'd never known Him before. I had lumped Him in with God and Jesus as a kind of a third-rate spirit....not really considering Him as a real, active power.
I was sitting in there one day, looking through the bible when God asked me, "Who is the Holy Spirit?"
"He's You Father," I answered.
"Who is He to YOU?" God asked. Well, that stopped me for a few days. I knew He was God's Spirit, inside of me, but...I didn't know who He was to me. I finally had to admit to God.."I don't know."
"You're right, " answered God, "So why don't you find out?"
I began a two month search through the bible, reading, making notes, praying, and having dreams. It was awe-inspiring, what I found.
I found all the scriptures to back up the things I told you at the beginning of the hour, and so much more. He lives in us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and He will fill us completely when we ask Him.
When i learned I could be filled with Him, God said..."Desire it." For a few days, I went through the hours thinking and saying to myself, "I want to be totally filled with Him...I desire Him to flood me with Himself..."
I had learned that what I heard determined what I thought about, and how I felt. The more I heard myself say, "I desire to be full of the Holy Spirit, " the more I felt it. It got into my spirit, and took root. In a few days, I could pray with honesty and desire, "Lord, fill me to the full with Your Holy Spirit."
God knew, in my state of emotional being, that the fullness of the Holy Spirit could change things for me. His comforting, counseling way would lead me out of emotional traps.
As my helper and advocate, He would show me how to gain Godly control over wandering feelings. As my intercessor, He would pray for me when I could not find the words, but could only weep or moan.
His strengthening would give me the power to overcome angry emotions that threatened to spill out of me. And as my always-there standby, He would tell me what to say and do to fit any situation. He would help me be like Jesus.
This is how I knew all of these things: John 15:26
But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth- Who comes from the Father, He Himself will testify regarding Me.
I kept studying His ways, and doing as he asked me to do. Some of it seemed pretty funny to me, but I wanted out of the pit I was in. I kept the Word in front of my eyes, and in my mouth. I avoided certain TV shows, let go of a few friends, and switched to christian rock.
Doing the things God asked of me was a new thing for me....I was so used to just doing whatever I felt like doing. Watching whatever I felt like watching. Listening to whatever I felt like hearing. But I also saw....what I 'felt' like doing was creating feelings in me I didn't want.
My thought process needed a rewire too. Changing my doing, watching and listening was a huge step in that direction. Paying attention to the Holy Spirit's guidance set me on a different course and changed my life.
"Be quiet," He would whisper when i was going to state my (somewhat rude) opinion. "Remember Psalm 19:14?"
"Turn this off," He would murmer in my head as the first few pictures of a movie would flash on...."It's not in keeping with what I'm teaching you."
"This song is horrible," He would say in my thoughts as the singer wailed about death.."Why did I ever like it?", I would wonder.
Simple things that are hard to believe, and not easy to do. I never said it was easy. My flesh woman would wail and bang the bars of her soul prison..."But I want to!" Sometimes she would stage a prison riot and break out for a day or two...though it happened less as time went by and I saw the changes in me, and in how I felt!
Walking in the Spirit of God has benefits so beyond the pleasures of the flesh. Satisfying the body and emotions is a fleeting thing, but building your spirit by His Spirit has long lasting benefits. It's a process...and one I never want to end.
I added one thing to that prayer that I believed would make a huge difference to me, in my situation. I asked for a prayer language. (Jude 1:20). I told God I wanted to receive that evidence of the Holy Spirit.
No, I don't speak it in church or anywhere else. It's for me. I pray in it, sing in it. I do it to build my spirit, and to pray things intimate and private. Most times I have understanding of what I am praying, although I understand not in words, but holy emotion.
It's for me, a way to speak to God directly from my spirit to His...sometimes things I can't express any other way. It's not required, and it's not desired by everyone...but it is available for anyone who wants it.
It began with just one word that came into my mind as I was running a bath....I repeated it over and over....when i vacuumed, or washed dishes, or took a walk. Slowly, other words began to come, and I had a sentence, and within a week, it was a stream.
Do you have to have this to relate to Him? No. He will be as close with you as he is anyone else. He loves you like an only child......you get all of Him, not just some sliver. He will fill you and flood you with Jesus, for it's His purpose and desire to do so.
I hope you know my intimate friend the Holy Spirit. If not, I truly hope you choose to take some time to find out who he is....to you.
Father, thank You for Your gift, the Holy Spirit. We want to intimately know who He is, and involve Him in our lives. may He fill us completely with the knowledge and wisdom that come from You. In Jesus Name, amen.
"My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." (Timbuk 3)
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