Learning to hear His voice is the key to learning the foundational truths of the Kingdom of God. True fulfillment will only be realized in our lives when we obey the Father’s will. The will of the Father must be more important than our own will, or the will of those who are around us. We abort God’s promises when we do not embrace God’s Word and refuse to wait on God’s timing to bring the promise to pass. When this happens, we are tempted to fulfill God’s promise in our own way.
The Father will test us to see if we can be trusted with the eternal truths of His kingdom; the true riches of His glory. He will test us to see if we will be faithful, willing and obedient to do whatever He tells us to do, to say whatever He tells us to say, and/or go wherever He leads us to go!
When the Father speaks to us, we must respond, “Lord, help me to be faithful to what you’ve said to me.” The Father is not pleased when we simply do whatever we want to do to advance His kingdom on this earth. He is only glorified as we are obedient to do what He tells us to do, to go where He tells us to go, or to say what He tells us to say.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Necessity of Intimacy!
God wants intimate communication with His children. Intimacy happens when we know the Father’s thoughts, and He knows ours. We cannot have intimate communication with the Father without sharing our deepest feelings with Him. The Father also wants us to desire Him and to want to know His thoughts and His feelings. God wants to be known.
True intimacy occurs when there is no more resistance, or hesitancy, toward the work of the Holy Spirit within our hearts. True intimacy is to desire the Father’s will more than our own, no matter the cost. It is total surrender. Like any other relationship, true intimacy is not instantaneous, but takes place over time.
The Father is waiting for those who are willing to come away and spend time alone in His presence. It is only as we spend time in His presence, and are not distracted by the cares of this life, that God can impart revelatory understanding of His will and His ways, to us. It is very important that we allow the Father to share His perspective concerning our lives and the lives of His people, as we pray in agreement with His will for all of us.
As we listen to the Living Word and allow that Word to lead us, by yielding to the Holy Spirit’s gentle nudges and promptings, we will be led, then propelled by the Spirit into a new place of freedom and victory in Christ Jesus. As we listen, yield and are obedient to the Living Word, the Spirit of the Living God will shift us into greater dimensions of usefulness to Him and for His kingdom.
True intimacy occurs when there is no more resistance, or hesitancy, toward the work of the Holy Spirit within our hearts. True intimacy is to desire the Father’s will more than our own, no matter the cost. It is total surrender. Like any other relationship, true intimacy is not instantaneous, but takes place over time.
The Father is waiting for those who are willing to come away and spend time alone in His presence. It is only as we spend time in His presence, and are not distracted by the cares of this life, that God can impart revelatory understanding of His will and His ways, to us. It is very important that we allow the Father to share His perspective concerning our lives and the lives of His people, as we pray in agreement with His will for all of us.
As we listen to the Living Word and allow that Word to lead us, by yielding to the Holy Spirit’s gentle nudges and promptings, we will be led, then propelled by the Spirit into a new place of freedom and victory in Christ Jesus. As we listen, yield and are obedient to the Living Word, the Spirit of the Living God will shift us into greater dimensions of usefulness to Him and for His kingdom.
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