21 staying right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!
– Jude 1: 20-21 (The Message)
This Is The Life!
Do you want to know the secret to true happiness and a full and rich life? Do you want to find out the "secret" for calmness and peace in the middle of life's storms? Do you want more than anything to know God's will for your life? The answer is simple . . simple, and hard, at the same time. It's simple because it's available to and for all of us. It's hard because it's too simple, and our minds have a tough time making sense of it. In fact, it can seem downright foolish to some folks.
The answer is . . . Praying In The Spirit!
That's it!
That's all!
Pretty simple huh?
By praying in the Spirit, and making it a daily habit, or lifestyle if you will, the Bible tells us that we can "carefully" build ourselves up – by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . to live the life that our heavenly Father designed for us. A life maintained in the center of His Love, and in His Favor. A life that moves, and breathes, in His Love and Forgiveness. A life of Strength and Victory, of Power and Dominion, over our past pitfalls and failures. The Holy Spirit, when we pray IN Him, gives us wisdom, and abilities, and talents, and insight so that we can make the decisions that are going to propel us, and help us navigate the mighty flow of the River of God that is taking us from point A to point B - the River of Life . . . OUR Life . . . IN Him.
But praying in the Spirit can be a scary thing at first. I mean it sounds like a bunch of babbling, and it just seems silly to those who aren't accustomed to it. BUT, when a person takes the plunge, and removes the fear, and the doubt, and all the preconceived notions and ideas, and they open their hearts and let the sounds of praise escape through their lips – by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . their life will be transformed. What seemed silly and contrived at first, will soon become a comfortable friend and a powerful weapon against the enemy. Praying in the Spirit will be like a good breakfast – the most important meal of the day!
So open your arms! Stretch them out wide, and get ready as the Power of the Holy Spirit leads you, via the mercy of our Master, the Lord Jesus Christ, into this unending life. This REAL life. This life designed especially and specifically, just for us, by our Father in Heaven, who (by the way), Loves Us VERY Much!
Prayer
Father, thank You for reminding me that I need to continually be building myself up by praying in Your Holy Spirit. My arms are open and stretched out wide as I receive Your Mercies today. I pray for my brothers and sisters who are tentative about praying in the Spirit and I ask that You give them a boldness and a confidence to take the plunge into Your mighty River of Life, and let the Spirit move them as He wills . . . according to Your purpose, in Jesus' name!
Have a blessed day everyone!
– Richard
AMEN!!! and again, AMEN!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you post this. I woke up and had a hard time sleeping last night and the Lord called me to pray in the Spirit for quite awhile. I'd like to say I went right to sleep but I didn't. I got up and read a little and then went back to bed and finished praying, then off to sleep. He wants us available to pray when ever He calls us and it may be in the middle of the night. I woke up refreshed and yes built up! Ps I was praying for you too! Thanks!
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