It’s been a tough week for me. I feel like I have run out of gas. I’m tired and distracted. My son did go back to school. Maybe I’m just irritable. Whatever the case, I wish someone would flip a switch and turn my energy back on. The problem is, I can’t find the switch. Coffee doesn’t help. So I drink more coffee. That makes sense. I’m tired so I lay down. But I’m so restless, I have to get back up. I just can’t […]
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In order to cultivate a deeper relationship with God, we need to hear from God. But, there is one thing we must realize; the first step in hearing is feeling. Last week, I told a story about a friend who didn’t think she was hearing from God. While sharing her heart, the hairs on my arm stood up. As she continued, I became aware of this feeling or energy moving between us. Compelled to point it out, I stopped her in mid-sentence. But what happened […]
I would like to think I am living in the Spirit all the time. But truth be told, I’m often living for myself which shuts out the Spirit. Not living in the Spirit makes it really hard to find God. But, when I am in that spiritual space, I can see, hear and recognize God all around me. Living in the Spirit by hearing helps me have a deeper relationship with God. Last week, I shared why I do what I do? My passion is […]
I love writing about the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God intrigues me. Apparently it does you too, with all the shares and comments I have received lately. Thank you for that! I like to think I am living in the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 says, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Sometimes, I have a hard time keeping up. Take today for example. As I prepared to write my blog, I had this memory pop up on […]
Have you ever been given a gift but you didn’t know you had it? I have. Gifts are meant to be received and shared. In doing so, we experience more unknown gifts, like joy. That is how the Holy Spirit works. By receiving the Spirit of God, the Spirit gives us more gifts. But if we never discover the original gift, all those other little gifts go unrecognized. Last week, I was given an unknown gift, but I almost missed it. Dr. James Howell, senior […]
I never dreamed our journey to the cross way back in April would lead us to this “power from heaven.” But, as we continue to discover why we have been given The Holy Spirit, many of our questions are being answered. Two weeks ago, we learned “how we can be sure we have this power.” Last week, we unlocked the Why-Because. This week, we are going to find out WHAT we are supposed to do with it. It is the missing piece to an active, […]