Sensitivity To The Holy Spirit
Is it life, or is it the Spirit? Do you ever experience times in your life that you feel extremely sensitive to your surroundings? Do you ever feel that daily events or normal happenings are teaching you something, illustrating a point? I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.
For the past couple of weeks, I think I’ve had writers block…if there is such a thing. It all started when I thought my blog had been ‘ha_k_d’…see I’m scared to type it out (insert a ”c” and an “e”). Ever since, I have felt I have nothing to write about, or my self esteem issue kicked in high gear…or somthin’. Bear with me while I reason this out…he he! Now, all of a sudden I feel that sensitivity that I spoke of in paragraph 1. Like I said, I shouldn’t be surprised because isn’t that the way the Holy Spirit gets our attention sometimes? We settle down, or we take our focus off of where it should not be, and re-focus our attention on the “Things of God” ~ where it should be. Anyone else ever experience this?
This morning, as I was driving to my office, I entered onto the highway from our country road. I looked to my right, to see if another car was coming up over the hill, before I pulled out onto the highway. I waited until I was sure a car would not top the hill. Well, guess what? The minute I pulled out onto the highway, another car did come up over the hill. I had already pulled out on the highway, so I gave my car some extra gas. I did pull out onto the highway safely, and the other car was not inconvenienced at all. Probably 95% of the time, we pull out onto the highway and another car will come over the top of that hill…at the very moment we pull out. The trick is, not to hesitate when we feel the time is right to enter onto the highway.
At that very moment when I pulled out and saw the other car come over the top of that hill, an illustration came to my mind. Go figure! How many times do we hesitate when we feel the Holy Spirit come over the top of the hill, moving toward us or moving us to action, in some way? When that car was moving toward me, I didn’t want to hesitate for fear of getting hit. When the Holy Spirit moves toward me, I don’t want to hesitate for fear of missing something.
Hey Lord, I’m Listenin’~I’m Focused
We are born of the Holy Spirit, we are filled with the Holy Spirit and we are moved by the Holy Spirit. We are moved not only spiritually (growing in the likeness of Christ~growing up), but physically (from place to place~season to season). The Holy Spirit can whisper to us, or he can pop up suddenly over the top of a hill~calling us to attention. The trick is, not to hesitate when the Holy Spirit is moving toward us, teaching us, or moving us into action. No matter how the Holy Spirit speaks to us, it is our OBEDIENCE to His call, the Word of God and the Love of Jesus Christ that matters.
Yesterday, my post was about “corruption in our midst”~”guard the purity of the gospel and our hearts”, by putting on the full armor of God. Today, it’s “don’t hesitate”~”move out boldly, in obedience”.
“…prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:13-15
“In and through Jesus Christ, we may approach God with freedom and confidence (boldness).” Ephesians 3:12
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