HOLY SPIRIT, SPEAK

Holy Spirit, Speak

I’m finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is, it’s okay.
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what you would say.

What a busy life, we live. This morning, I got up early, made lunch for the boys, made breakfast for the girls, helped clean up the kitchen, dressed the girls, cleaned myself up, helped with laundry, delivered the consignment sale items, got my Racetrac cup filled, read my Bible, went through my emails, looked through the mail, and then sat down to write this article. Whew! I’m already tired. With all that activity, how was I to hear what God was trying to tell me for the day? As I sit here and take the time to let the Holy Spirit speak to me, a wave of emotions fills my soul. These are emotions that I do not fully understand. Thoughts of time lost, thoughts of physical separation, thoughts of mistakes, and thoughts of a relationship with Christ that needs to deepen. It seems that when I get so busy and then all of a sudden slow down, the Holy Spirit tries to communicate with me in a way, that most of the time, is convicting. Funny thing is that many of these times overwhelm me so much that I simply want to get busy again. So where do I go from here?
In John 1:1, Jesus is described as the Word, the expression of God in the flesh with skin and bones—“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Our life with Christ is not simply about a book; it’s not simply a relationship with a God we cannot see. It is about a person; it’s a relationship with Jesus Christ. Relationships take time. We get so busy in our life that we tend to pass over the time and effort it takes to grow in our relationship with Christ. Paul put it like this “What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead (Phil. 3:8-11).” That is the relationship we should strive for. A relationship with Christ takes time, effort, and sacrifice. But, it brings so much JOY! Are you ready for that kind of challenge? All to Jesus, I surrender!

Holy Spirit, Speak!
Aaron Hodges