Turn

I have been praying for a turnaround in our home group... and thanks to God, it came last night. We had a really good discussion, and are meeting some really cool new people.

We are seeing the wonderful things that happen when the Holy Spirit does the work. I have given up long ago the idea of trying to achieve spiritual results in human strength... One doesn't get very far. But when the Holy Spirit is given full control, amazing things happen, more amazing things than we could ever dream up ourselves.

Thank you Lord, that you are drawing people to yourself in this place. You are changing lives; you are revealing yourself to people as the God who loves them and has a great purpose for their life. Continue to use my life, Lord, as you want to... to show who you are to this world.

Let Him Flow

"Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

John 7:38 TNIV

Last Saturday I went to a worship workshop. I got so much out of it particularly from one discussion we had about this Scripture.

So often we try to strive to make things happen - but the speaker was saying we just need to let God flow through us. We need to get rid of stuff in our lives that block the flow of the Spirit through us - for example, bitterness, fear, and so on, and just allow Him to do what He wants through us.

Sounds so much easier than trying to make it happen myself!