God's Spirit Speaks

During the early summer of 2010, I was granted the true knowledge of Christ. By that I mean I had received the gift of the Holy Spirit. I remember hearing a sound so loud in my ears, as I fell to the floor crying out, "Jesus, Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Jesus!" My heart was crying a totally different lyric, but my heart and mind was set. My heart cried out, "Lord, clean me! I want your gift. I want your spirit to dwell in me. Lord, please find me worthy!

For moment after moment, I continued to cry. The sound grew louder; it was like the amazing sound of trumpets, so strong!  I could hear missionaries near me. Encouraging me, "Jesus is here. Don't stop. Hang on. The presence of the Lord is here. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Keep praising, keep praying. Have faith."

 ...........................And that's what I did. It's what I continued to do. After a few months feeling so joyful and happy; light and problem-free, I began to have things go wrong. My friends weren't changing, it was me. Pretty soon I didn't fit in. Guys were talking to me as always, but I wanted no part in purposeful sin. I tried my best to stay away from things I knew were wrong; and I felt as if I was growing weak.

I had to realize that the Holy Spirit doesn't make me invincible, it gives me power; but I have to add it to my faith and "I" had to put it to work. (That's hind sight.) 

I had the Jesus-Power inside me, but I was not using it. I had gotten so happy to have finally received the gift that I felt I had to keep it inside. I was wrong. Things kept going downhill. Yet, I had faith that things would get better. One night before going to sleep I thought within my heart. I thought that maybe because I wasn't exercising my gift (the Holy Spirit) that I had lost it. I prayed within my mind for things to get better.

 .........................Not much later, (it was now the late summer of 2010). The most unbelievably-amazing thing happened to me. Me!! A dream, a God-given dream! I had a dream that seemed as if it was heading toward a nightmare, and that's when it happened. While everything around me was chaotic, I was able to hear a calm voice. I was asked "How can I fix it, if you don't ask me?"

I woke up the next day puzzled. Did that really happen to me? Oh, YES! IT DID! God's Spirit was with me. He spoke to me through dream. There cannot be any type of dream more amazing than that. If I happened to find one, I'd want God to play a major role.

Reading for the Heart: 1 Corinthians 2:9-11*

*I pray that it is an encouragement to your hearts!