A Little About Love ❤️

...My sincere thoughts on love as it concerns the Holy Spirit. 

Love is such a beautiful thing. Bible says Love covers a multitude of sin and this is so true in many ways and from different angles. 

I just wanted to give voice to something that was on my mind today and it has a lot to do with my love for the Holy Spirit. 

Love whether we know it or not, or even care to agree or admit, often passes through lots of tests and trials and most times we don't even know our love is being tried. 

Today, I hardly spent quality time with the Holy Spirit and it hit me, if I claim I love Him, I should never sacrifice spending quality time with Him. I couldn't help but wonder if this could be a testing of my love for Him. Would my love stand the trials that it may encounter as I go into this relationship-having no doubts of His own love and faithfulness towards me. 

This truly got me thinking, comparing it with my love for my husband, a friend or even love for my children. Truly to love means to make conscious sacrifices. 

And because like I said earlier the Holy Spirit is quiet, gentle and calm making it so easy to forget He is even there, loving Him ( to me at least) requires conscious deliberate effort. 

As part of building my relationship with the Holy Spirit, one of the things I had to do was to first of all personify Him not thinking of Him as an abstract thing (smoke, fire, dove or cloud), because while He can be all that and even more, He is a person too. 

I honestly want my love for Him to grow and stand every and any test or trial and truly, all He has ever asked of me so far is to spend time with Him; and if I spend time with Him I will know more about Him, the more Iknow about Him the more I know I will love Him and the more I love Him, the more He will rub off on me, until a time where communion with Him will be a delight and loving Him will be easier. 

The first sacrifice still hinges on spending time with Him. 

PRAYER

Dear Lord please fill me with a strong desire and hunger for the Holy Spirit and with everything I need to have a rich relationship with Him that can withstand every test or trial in Jesus Mighty name I pray. Amen. 

Spend Time With Me.

That has been ringing in my ears ever since I got to know more about Him (The Holy Spirit). 

It was quite easy to know about Him. I just simply read books with Bible reference about Him with an open mind and a longing heart. 

The more I read, the more I knew. The more I knew the more I desired. 

Meet My New Best Friend. 

I'm both excited and sad as I write about my new best friend. I'm excited because I love meeting people and having friends and anytime I meet a new person I can't stop talking about them. I'm sooo excited to talk about Him. But I'm sad because words are not going to be enough to describe Him. He is just tooo much!!!

He is gentle, calm and loving, yet so powerful and mighty. He loves me so much, He follows me everywhere, waiting for me to talk to Him. He is just too gentle that most times, it's easy to forget He is actually there. He is calm and very peaceful. 

He cares and wants to be involved with every detail of my life. When He speaks and me and I listen and do what he says He likes it!  He gets comfortable and He speaks more. He is so sensitive if I don't acknowledge Him. He quietly moves away but because He loves me so much. He hangs around. 

The beautiful thing about Him is that He is extermely  powerful He told me how he shows His power. He shows it through the spoken word of God.

Today I felt like relating with Him. I had been carrying a lot on my mind and I wanted to share it with Him but didn't know how to go about it and I  was getting frustrated. 

Then, just before I gave up. I opened my mouth and said "Sweet Holy Spirit. I want to just talk to you and fellowship with you but I don't know how to go about it please help me. I'm feeling sleepy too please strengthen me. " There and then I realized He doesn't like "I " he likes "we" because as soon as I told Him to help me, I just knew what to do! when all the while I was struggling alone. 

It was such a wonderful time we spent. I told Him about myself and He listened and said "I know you." I told Him all the things I was finding difficult. I  just kept going on and on then I realized I had been carrying so much on my mind. I told Him my dreams, desires and  difficulties. He just listened. Quietly. He was truly near me. With me, in me and by me all at the same time. 

Then I told Him to talk to me while I  keep quiet. -He said " I love spending time with you, keep your eyes on me, and I will help you."  

I was so excited I felt like telling everyone!! He actually spoke back!!!. It felt like He was speaking to my heart putting my fears to rest. Because I was afraid of loosing Him. He just said "keep your eyes on me." 

PRAYER

I will keep my eyes on you dear friend because I don't want to loose you. Remember your promise to help me and strengthen me. For I pray in Jesus mighty name. 

Romans 8v11

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

John 10 v2-5

2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

So Much To Look Forward To

Sweet Holy Spirit, 

The more I know you the more I realize "there's sooo much we can do together " I'm so grateful for the realization that I don't have to stand on my own and figure everything out or do everything by my self. 

I HAVE YOU!!!!!

My Comforter...

I learnt total surrender brings about total communion. I realized true to myself that most times when need advice, help or companionship, I pick the phone and call a friend and usually what happens is that she/he may not be available, and (or) depending on their capability, they may not necessarily be able to help me. They may just sympathize with me and tell me a very warm and heartfelt word but I'm left with whatever made me call them in the first place. 

Now, I'm not saying friends aren't good but I want the Holy Spirit to be my first point of call. The first person I look to when I'm down, in need of direction, weak, confused or lonely. I wonder how He must feel just there waiting on me just to be good to me. 

The problem is I'm not used to Him, and I have made him less real to me. But I also know with all surety in my heart that I want all that to change completely. Good friendships and communion are developed with a lot time spent together. And I'm willing to invest my time to know Him more. I read somewhere some requirements for good communion. They were; presence, fellowship, sharing together, participation with, intimacy, friendship, and comradeship. 

PRAYER

Sweet Holy Spirit. I want to be close to you. I want you to be involved with everything that concerns me. I'm ready. Please show me areas I need to yield  more. Please help me. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen. 

  

CONFESSIONS

God has sprinkled clean water on me, and I am clean. My filth has been washed away, and I no longer worship idols. And God has given me a new heart, and He has put a new spirit in me. He has taken out my stony, sturbbon heart. And He has put His Spirit in me so that I follow His decrees and be careful to obey His regulations. 

AMEN!

(Ezekiel 37v25-27)

Lost but...

Traveling though such a wonderful experience, put a huge gap in my normal routine (praying and seeking and blogging about it all); and even though I had fears it might happen and even put in some efforts so as not to I still found  myself thrown off balance for a long while (2+ months).

But there is something about the God we serve that is beautiful for all situations. He is a God of Covenant . When He promises, He never fails. He promised to never leave or forsake me, He promised all things work together for my good. He promised that though I fall He will rescue. He is good and He surely fulfills his promises. 

In trying to get my relationship and my routine back on track, I met someone! Though I have always known Him, but from a distance like knowing some famous dude. But, we met and I'm getting to know more about Him. He is awesome and I'm like people say " star struck".

 He is the person of the Holy Spirit. 

Amongst  many things I learnt about Him, I understand He is here to help me!!!! So that no matter where I am I don't have to struggle to know more about God because He ( my new friend the Holy Spirit) will communicate God to me and me to God. He will stand in the gap. I'm truly happy He will help me. And that's just one thing amongst millions He will do for me. 

I however have come to realize that I MUST acknowledge and not ignore Him (which is a huge tendency because He is quiet and gentle) or else He will leave. I must not neglect or grieve Him. I must totally surrender to Him in order that I may Have total communion with Him. 

When I realized this I just had to say this prayer, because since I found Him I don't ever want Him to leave! He had all this while been waiting for me and waiting on me while I always thought I was never good enough. He still waited. And all I want now is to have Him closest to me. 

PRAYER

Dear Holy Spirit, thank you for coming into my life to help, comfort, counsel, strengthen, stand by me, intercede, and to be my advocate. Thank you for waiting on me till I finally realized You were here all this while to be my close companion. Thank you for coming to help my journey of seeking serving and knowing God Almighty and my  savior Jesus Christ  easier and possible. 

I desire constant communion with You. And I ask in the name of Jesus Christ that you help me yield more to You show and help me in areas I need to surrender and share with you. Help me to always acknowledge you as I determine to spend more time with you, please be my best friend indeed! I love you and thank you for everything. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen.