Such an interesting season of my life right now. I feel like a caterpillar in a coccoon struggling to break out. I know there's freedom close by--just beyond my reach--and soon I will fly as a beautiful butterfly. For now, I struggle with believing . . . really believing with a heart of faith in what I read in the Living Word of God. When I come into His presence and read His Word, I know His Truth--and I know it's real. But back in the grind of life, I lose sight again and revert back to old ways of thinking. "But I’m learning to believe in/The promise of Your Word." I am so encouraged tonight by the lyrics from this song by David Olinger!
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My Deliverer by David Olinger from MorningStar Ministries
Watch it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYeDSHVL26E&feature=related
Not so sure about this journey
It’s an awfully long way
Gotta cloud by day, fire by night
But I still feel so afraid
But I’m learning to believe in
The promise of Your Word
And I’m walking out of Egypt
Into the freedom of the Lord
My Deliver
Is the great I AM
My Deliver
Is the great I AM
My Deliver
Is the great I AM
You are I AM
And I believe that You are
Your Words are true
I trust with my heart
That You’ll never leave me
You brought me thus far
There’s an army fast approaching
And there’s a sea up ahead
Lord, I can feel the East wind blowing
I see a path of dry land
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I am also challenged by this explanation of intimacy with the Holy Spirit that I read tonight. My desire is to really realize the role of the Holy Spirit and practice it in my life as I develop intimacy with God, so that I can experience the fullness of God--not just certain aspects that seem comfortable or familiar. "Whatever you do, Lord, don't leave me the same." (Joanna Weaver)
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As I spent time honoring the Holy Spirit, building a friendship with Him and developing intimacy (for example, saying His name over and over and welcoming Him, and more) my whole walk with God came up to a much higher level. I always made (and make) every effort to say, “I can’t even get into the presence of God without You. I can’t even say ‘Jesus is Lord’ without You. I can’t even get to the Father unless You draw me. If I’m going to get close to the Father, I can’t get there without You, Holy Spirit, so let’s go! I can’t even feel the love of God without You putting it in my heart! The only way I can feel the presence of God is because You make it possible!” Todd Bentley from his web article, "Intimacy with the Holy Spirit."
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