Tiniest of Seeds
"He told me all that I ever did." - the Samaritan woman in John 4:39
Yes, life is messy and integration of Jesus and faith with life often doesn’t look like what we thought it was “supposed” to or think it "should" look like. Are we shocked? We are literally told by Jesus that this life is full of trials. Yet we as we show up we can heal and grow in ALL God promises. He has after all, overcome. We can too.
He saved me. I can’t say it more clearly than that. Yes, Jesus has proven to me to be the ultimate answer. Has it been easy? No. It’s been 25 years of a winding road that he has made straight. As I continue to walk it out, I can’t help but testify - and to talk with others in their own unique places on the discipleship road. How amazing.
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21
Tiniest of Seeds
Holy Spirit: God’s Power Within Us?!
The Holy Spirit is the person of the Trinity that is the least talked about (or in some cases over-emphasized)! We can be certain that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom and love and that the Lord God is glorified!
Will you consider the prayer "Lord God, thank you that through Jesus Christ and his salvation, I have been given the Spirit to guide and teach me. Lors, instruct me by your Spirit as I want to learn more about you."
Revelation, knowledge and power are given through the Spirit! When we know the Word of God, we are able to "test the spirits" as it tells us in 1 John4:1 so that we are not misled but stay true to the gospel of love. Jesus, when he was glorified, SEALED those who believe in him with the Holy Spirit. The deposit of the Spirit is within us! Yes, there is mystery - after all God is God and we are not - and we see through a glass darkly, but the cool part is that we are equipped through his power, not our own! What a relief. We show up to ask and receive. The instruction, conviction, comfort and revelation of knowledge of Christ are through the Spirit Jesus left with us to counsel and guide us into truth. (John 14:16-17, John 16:7, John 7:38-39 and more.)