Living life yielded to Holy Spirit
Over the last few months I have been thinking about life as the title says, being yielded to Holy Spirit all the time.
I love the Lord and want others to know about Jesus so that they also can be set free from pain and torment and brokenness, to be healed in their bodies, to know the truth that sets them free. To have a relationship with Jesus now in this lifetime.
I have noticed that there have been moments that I will ponder or hesitate to share Jesus with others. Why is this?
For many years I struggled to speak to strangers, I could have a great conversation in my head, but actually speaking out of my mouth was very difficult, so difficult that when I tried to speak it came out as a muffle or broken and the person either did not hear me or asked me to say it again which then embarrassed me more. I had internalised and become an introvert.
Growing up I had to keep a dark secret, a secret of abuse that was happening in my home. I was told that if I spoke out it would be my fault that our family, our household would break apart. As a child, this stopped me speaking out for a number of years for fear of destroying my family. This also put me in a prison cell in my mind, tormented, fearful, broken and betrayed.
Now that I know Jesus and love Him so deeply, I am now growing into Him if thats a way I could put it. The more I know Him, the more I become like Him. There is less and less of me and more and more of Him.
John 15:4-5. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
If my mind is on me and my struggles to share Jesus with others then to change this I need more of Him. I need to know Him more, I need to know the Fathers heart more, I need to spend more time in my secret place with the Holy Spirit, more time reading the living Word of God, more time with Jesus. Meditating on the Word so that when I go about my daily life, the love of Jesus will just overflow onto others. None of me but all of Him. No thought of myself but only His thoughts!
Romans 8:5-6. Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind is governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
I know that as I submit my life more and more and commit to sitting at the feet of Jesus, in my secret place, that I can only but change. That the desires I have for more of Him will come to pass. That the frustrations I feel will go as I am grafted more and more into Him. (Abide in me, and I in you. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit!)
So I have the answer. What I need to do. It’s not difficult, all it is, is spending time with Jesus. Making choices that will accommodate this.
Over part of the month of November 2024 and December 2024 I was working long hours, and 6-7 days a week, my routines were disrupted. I still spent time with the Lord but it was different, maybe not as focused or as long spending one to one with no distractions. I had plans to do some listening and study at the place I was working but I only managed a few hours here and there due to other things pulling me away. I found it hard to focus my mind because I was tired and I was also trying to fit in the other things in life that needed to be done in the week around working.
It has taken me 2 - 3 attempts to finish and complete this Newsletter for the month of January. There has been a battle to settle my mind and also there have been many distractions. When I have settled down to do this months newsletter something would pull me away and it would take me a number of days to get back to it. The lesson I am learning is to make the most of your time when you have time, press in and pray, study, meditate on the Word. You just don’t know what each week will bring. Because as you delve into Jesus and His Word abides in you, then you will carry this wherever you go. It will be part of you, part of your makeup. Even if you have a busy week, let our minds be governed by the Spirit and not by our flesh desires, let our minds meditate on the living Word even as we work.
Set boundaries for your time. Dedicate parts of your day to study and prayer and stick to it. Discipline your flesh to rise up a bit earlier or stay up a bit later or take time mid day. Whatever works best for you. Fasting and prayer is a wonderful way to go deeper and focus your time with the Lord.
The devil wants to steal, kill and destroy. He will try to distract you or hinder you, he wants to hijack your mind and thoughts so that your mind wanders off and steals that time you could have been spending with the Lord. This is the time that we say NO to distractions, this is the time we say NO to those invitations. This is the time we say NO I have other plans. It is not a sacrifice but an honour to spend time in His presence. Lets take back what the devil has stolen. Remember those who draw close to God, God will draw close to them.
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
James 4:8. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
I want to encourage you, if you want MORE of the Lord, if you want to live in accordance with the Spirit, if you want to see God at work, using your hands and feet, I implore you, make changes in your life, remove the distractions, submit to God, draw near to Him, seek Him diligently and see that change come, see that closeness come that changes you from the inside out, that will cause the devil to flee, that causes people to look and say I want some of that, whatever you have. God is no respecter of persons, He loves you and wants you to walk in the fullness that He has for you.
Eph1:19. I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you!
Love Denise
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