Last week I had a re-awakening in my spiritual gifts. The week’s teaching was on the Holy Spirit and the gifts and fruits that come with it.
Long ago at a church camp one summer, I had been baptized in the Holy Spirit, and had received the gift of speaking in tongues, as well as the ability to function in a couple other gifts of the Spirit.
After first receiving these gifts, I functioned in them for a period of time, but life pulled me away, and after that I had forgotten or ignored them for a very long time, until coming here to the DTS, and especially this last week.
Wednesday night was the big night that reawakened me. We were all praying for one another, and praying to receive more of the spirit. That night not only did I begin speaking in tongues again, a gift that I had been neglecting for far too long, but I also received words and pictures for others in the group - words and pictures that enabled me to encouraged them. I felt so connected with God, and it was amazing. I had forgotten how good it felt to function in conjunction with the Holy Spirit, and to receive words for other people through Him. It has been renewing my relationship with God in a way I had forgotten it could.
I want to make sure I continue to function in the Spirit like this; I do not want to lose this connection again. I need to truly put my full attention on seeking God in my quiet times, so I can continue to grow in this area. I have learned that there is no middle ground in relationships – either you are growing in the relationship or the relationship is fading. I want this connection with God to grow ever stronger each day of my life, so that I never lose this sense of intimacy.
I have said in the past that God is my best friend, or that I have a personal relationship with God, but looking back, I realize that though what I had then seemed deep or intimate at the time, God is drawing me ever closer to His heart, and I want more. I cannot wait to discover more of God’s love for me, and the adventures he has planned for my life. <3
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