Arms Wide Open
Arms wide open, trusting the Lord,
no self-defense
Living out the Purpose He has for us
His Plan, His Will, not mine..
Wherever and However
He pleases..
How does this look then, how do we find out what that Will is, what are the good deeds, what are the plans?
How will we find out....
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. (Prov 3:5+6)
Maybe we need to ask ourselves a question first... Why are we here anyways? What is that purpose and plan He has for us?
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Peter 2:12)
Accusing us? Persecution??? Oh, that's where the trust comes in, the relying on Him for whatever comes our way... good.
So, bringing Glory to God....as we walk with Him,in Obedience, with the Counselor always there with us...
So how do we know what and where it is though? what exactly is my specific purpose?
God has given us His Word, to communicate to us His will, we can be sure of that, it is in HIs Word where we can draw near to Him and He will draw near to us, and we will be in tune with Him and His plans..
Nice.... how else has the Lord communicated to His people... there were prophets...we often have fellow believers speaking into our lives and affirming what we feel God is saying to us..
We "feel" a calling, a passion for a ministry...and we want and need to make sure we are hearing from the Lord, and not someone else, maybe even from our self, our selfish desires...
The Holy Spirit is the Counselor Jesus spoke to his disciples about before He was taken up to sit at the right hand of God..
The book of Acts speaks about the Holy Spirit guiding and enabling the Early Christians in their ministry...
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off
The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. (Acts 13:2-4)
So the believers were drawing near to God, they were fasting and worshipping and the Holy Spirit spoke to them...
I want to hear from the Spirit, I want to be filled by the Spirit, I want to have a close relationship with Him, I want to have Him guide me and go with me wherever He will lead me...
Come Holy Spirit fill me.. I am surrendering my life, my dreams, my abilities and my future to you, no holding back...You are here to help us until Jesus comes, so please Holy Spirit... show me where you want me to go... I trust you with all my heart....
Use me, refine me... so that I can glorify the Father in Heaven...
In Jesus name..
