Accept "His" Anointing

John 12:44

And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in Him who sent me.”

Limited faith and building our lives around ourselves can leave us more often than not, being the “anointed one” rather than directing our love to others as the “anointer.”  When we allow ourselves to share the anointing of Jesus’ love and devotion with the world, it enables us to grow spiritually and we begin to move toward oneness with the Father.  I desire to always display a strong and genuine statement of faith in Jesus and not one that falters!  What if I would allow myself to trust that God hears my prayers and believe that I will see the glory of God in all things.  What an amazing plan of action God has for my life.  To trust in His miraculous power and immediate redemption would be life altering and transforming beyond our imagination.  He has a plan for eternal life in all who accept Him and for a spiritual quality of life that begins with the “new birth” and lasts throughout eternity.  His glory and power are revealed in and through us. My prayer is that I will become more faithful to share His love with others and by my actions they will feel empowered.  The anointing we have received from Him will abide in us and sharing His great love with others will restore and provide healing to ourselves and to those in our lives that God uses for His glory.  My constant prayer is that my life and my actions will be pleasing to God so that He will use me in His story of love. My hope is that I will always be motivated by His love and not by the love of self.  I want to celebrate God’s victories and have faith in the “One” who came in the name of the Lord.  Accept the anointing of Jesus and trust in the convicting power of the Holy Spirit!

"Living Water"

Today I am rejoicing with thoughts about Jesus the “living water” of life!  So thankful and blessed that He is my “living water” and “everlasting life.” Thankful that from birth I was blessed to be born in a country where I was able to learn about God, that I was raised by parents who genuinely love God, that I am a part of a “community of believers” where I learn from those who are truly seeking “only Him” and that I am free to share what God is revealing to me along my journey.  I find tremendous joy in having an intimate relationship with the “one and only.” My desire is to worship “Him” in spirit and in truth.  Only my daily walk with God will assist me in moving forward from spiritual death into a state of true spiritual life.  Even though God’s plan for us is to live on earth in the human form he longs for us to seek only “He” the divine one. We are to drink from the permanent spring of living water.  The living water that he freely offers and His words of truth are the only authentic “living water” of life.  My prayer is that I will open my heart to spiritual truth and allow His free flowing spirit to consume every part of my life, trusting completely in His redemptive purpose.  I need to move away from man-made water and toward the natural spring fed water, saturating my heart, soul and mind with His “life giving” Holy Spirit.  I pray that I will allow him to work through me in spirit and in truth and that “He” will be the only spiritual source that feeds my heart.  I pray that his spirit will over flow in everything I do and that because His spirit lives in me, I will never be thirsty again.  My hope is that I will share a drink of “living water” with those that gather near me as well as those that will travel through my life, and that I will live each moment completely, while taking the time to be still and listen for His spirit to whisper softly to my heart.

The "True Light"

August is here and these first few days have been extremely hot and dry.

Spending so much time inside trying to stay cool has given me plenty of time to think and ponder many things.  One specific topic that has recently been on my mind is the book of John. A few weeks ago a group of “God women” at my church began a study of John.  Only a few weeks into the study and God has begun to expose a new understanding of so many things.  I am thankful that in my heart Jesus is the source of my life and the eternal light of my soul and is the only way for me to exist in this world.  His only desire for me is to receive Him and trust Him through faith so that I can enjoy the eternal light that He provides.  He has taught me that eternal light triumphs over darkness in every situation.  His desire is for us to allow the “true light” to live in us and through us.  Our “true light” is always moving us through whatever situation we are struggling with and into a renewed season of our journey in life.  Jesus is the total package of what God wanted to say to me about the “true light” of life.  Sometimes I allow the light to be covered by clouds. I look for the light in all the wrong places.  As I continue to be transformed, I will humbly seek that glimmer of light shining through the clouds.  I’ll strive to be a light to others and desire for Him to be my only light.  Jesus longs for us to “give light” and “share light.” Sometimes we do experience darkness but by His grace we are able to see that small glimmer of light shining through our sad moments. My prayer is for those who struggle to find light and for the times that I try to be my own light.  Even though we all have temporary days of spiritual darkness, God’s light will continue to reside in us and work through us until we are able to feel the “true light” shining in our heart once again!  I want Christ to be the spiritual light of my heart and I will walk with “Him” along this path of life as I look for the light in whatever I am faced with.  The prayer from my heart today is that I can have total trust in His “true light” and “awesome power” in and through “all” things throughout my journey. And that I will continue to build and preserve an intimate and spiritual relationship with the Creator of “all” things and the true source of “all” light!