Here I am writing with Lisa-Jo Baker - Five Minute Friday - Today the word is: WELCOME
This is what I felt led to write about regarding WELCOME:
WELCOME Holy Spirit
As an evangelical Christian who passionately believes in the
trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) I welcomed Jesus into my life and asked Him
to be my Lord and Savior.
But how welcome is Holy Spirit?
He is as relevant and essential as God the Father and Jesus
His Son.
How do I welcome Him? Do I listen for Him, walk with Him?
Holy Spirit please forgive me for the times I push You aside.
I want to lead myself. I want to lean on my own understanding of situations or
circumstances instead of seeing with Your insight into them.
I recognize that I am not the utmost Bible scholar but I am
capable of doing a Key Word search on Biblegateway.com and being blessed
tremendously by the 96 verses listed in the New International Version that
speak specifically about Him.
I want to welcome Holy Spirit more. I want to develop the
habit of releasing my “own understanding” knowing it is incredibly limited and
based on only my own experiences.
I watched the movie “Limitless” a while back. I thought it
was a good piece of entertainment. I prayed about the “pills” the character
took in the movie that allowed him to utilize his brain to its fullest
capacity. I asked God about His limitlessness.
God sent Holy Spirit to me so that I can be “limitless” in
Him. He is the power, the strength, the wisdom, the joy, the peace, the
understanding I need to navigate all the day-to-day decisions of life and the
challenges that arise.
Welcome Holy Spirit! I know You are essential to my life and
want You to lead me, guide me, teach me, and show me the way You would have me go.
Please show me when I am tempted to push You aside and remind me I committed to
listen to You first. Thank You!
