Moments of Change

Everytime I am faced with the nudge of the Holy Spirit to embrace new truth, or let go of something, or give something to Him, I go through this process in my mind and heart that is now surprising me. Why each time I am flooded by this process still eludes me, but it happens evertime. I am thinking that surely by now I would eagerly be obedient,  but instead this process happens that goes like this.
I would be in the middle of deciding to respond to the nudge of the Holy Spirit and in comes a tsunami of emotions, and fears, and disappointments that I didn't really want to admit nor deal with. I rock back and forth with each wave that crashes over me, until I finally just speak out my decision to embrace the truth, or give Him that area of my life He ask for, or let go of what He ask me to. Immediately following is the admitting of the fears, and reluctance,  and all else that was plaguing me, and keeping me from focusing on what God was saying to me and keeping me from making my decision. The relief comes slowly after, but it comes. Everytime I would expect it to come immediately,  but it never happens. I don't know if that expectation will ever stop in me. Now I can focus on what I am supposed to be doing again, for what was plaguing me is in God's hands.
I know and trust His faithfulness to keep His word. I must, by His grace, keep focus on Him, remain in Him and in His yoke.

Remaining God's Child

Remaining a child of God and enjoying all He has to offer is a life long journey. When we receive Him, confessing our sins, He makes us His children. We are forgiven, and we are adoted as His child, and our life long journey begins with being discipled by Him.
Being His disciple is a life long event. Every moment, every day.
God does use people who have been discipled and are being discipled by Him to disciple us and point us to Him. He gave that command in Matthew 28:19 to His first disciples,  'Therefore go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,'
In verse 20 of that same chapter, it tells us what discipleship is. 'Teaching them'
Who is disciplining you? Who has God brought alongside you to learn about Him? Don't close your heart to what God wants to do.
Remain in Him, remain blessed.

Becoming His Child

God loves each and every one of us. His love is unconditional.  However, we are not all His children. Jesus says in John 1: 12 that He gives the right to become children of God to those who believe in Him and receives Him. Not those who pray the sinners prayer, or those who resolve to try and be good people or good Christians, or even who go to church. It is important to pray and to go to church, but it will not make us children of God.
One of my post back in December I talked about God's invitation to each of us. He wants us to receive Him. He wants us to walk with Him, He wants to make us His children.
Are you one of His children? Walking with him, obeying Him, learning from Him every moment of everyday how to live his way.
I again challenge you to become His child. Receive Him, and all that He has will be yours.
Have a blessed week.