There is so little time left,( the spirit gives me such a feeling of urgency) that I may not have time to finish this piece.Two weeks ago, in church we had a word from the Lord, saying to "read the book of acts,and get ready!" Well, I have been reading, and praying over it, and every service and bible study since then, it has been mentioned, and I can see it on other's faces. They too have been doing the same. Now tonight, I felt as though the Lord had something he wanted me to relate, and I have been trying to keep myself still to hear him. Well, it's not like this is an easy thing to do. I've been told before that I seem to always be doing something. But I try never to say no to God. He, who even the wind obeys has trouble getting through to us. Isn't that awful? Sometimes we have to turn off everything...obviously the radio and t.v. and the phone, and appliances that make noise....but also our own thoughts, needs, wants and desires, in order to hear him. I mean, your sitting alone, in a quiet room, you read some scripture, and you say in your mind, Lord, I want to know what you would have me to say. And you sit still. Waiting. Listening. And you burp. Cough. Frown and fold your hands,and close your eyes, listening.Sigh. The quieter you are, the more you hear sounds around you. House settling noises. The furnace turns on. Your stomach gurgles. You yawn,and your eyes water...and you begin to think perhaps if you just went to lay down, God might speak to you in your dreams. Ha. In your dreams...well, maybe. He shall certainly speak when he is ready. He is not a cosmic bell-boy, ready to hop-to when you have time for him. Yet, on the other hand, he will make his presence known, and when that happens, it won't matter if you are sleeping or awake, in the bathroom, or drinking water, you will know it.There will be an incredible lightness of being about you, and an electric thrill runs through you. He says, "Son/Daughter, I love you. Don't be afraid." And then, he gives unto you a message, total and complete,just "boom!" he drops it into your heart/mind,and for a while, nothing else will be more important than to get that message down on paper, or into the computer. It only takes a second for him to give it to you, but it may take you an hour or more to translate what the Lord was able to bestow upon you into human language. And naturally, when this happens, if you are in the least doubt, always try the spirit whether it be of God or not.The Holy Spirit shall always bear witness to your spirit that Jesus Christ is Lord,an unholy spirit will not. And, of course you know that our enemy is always and forever engaged in trying to distract us from hearing our Lord's voice. In fact, I'll go a step further, and state that the more you want to draw closer to the Lord, and the harder you try to hear him, the more difficult it will seem. That's when it is most important to remain in an attitude of prayer,and wait on the Lord,because that is when you are about to make a breakthrough!
And when the fire falls,and the glory comes, Oh, praise God, that's when you realize that it's all been worth it!
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