Going Deeper

A few days ago God showed me on a deeper level what happens when someone is born again.
It was a glorious reminder for me, and it enabled me to share that awesome experience more fully. It was closer to what Jesus had in His heart and mind when He said it years ago to Nicodemus. (John 3)
The only condition to being born again of God's Spirit is to confess sins and believe in Him.
1Jn 1:9 says it clearly: 'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.'
The birth must happen to enter or even see His kingdom. (John 3: 3&5.) That cannot be avoided.
When we confess and believe, His commitment to us being His children kicks in, and in high gear. God is not half hearted about what He does in us at re-birth. He doesn't ponder how long we took to confess and believe. He simply and immediately forgives and cleanses and make us His.
Have you done it yet? Are you His? If you are, take time to be reminded of your re-birth.
If not, I strongly encourage you to do so.

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.