Holy Spirit Come In Power Change My Heart
Holy Spirit come in power
Change my heart
I want to live for You, my God
Let Your Spirit come in power
Change my life
That I may live for You, my Lord
Fall on us Lord
The words of this song came to my mind today. And I used the first two lines for my MSN display name.
As a Christian, I have been through Bible study lessons where I learnt about who the Holy Spirit is, how the Holy Spirit speaks to me, and how I am to be led by the Spirit of God. My leaders in church have also spoken to me before on how important it is for one to flow with the Holy Spirit and rely on Him in all that we do.
For one, the Holy Spirit is a person. So I need to relate to Him as a person. The Holy Spirit speaks. So it means I can hear Him and should be able to hear Him. God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to be with me forever. So it means I am not alone. The Holy Spirit is also my Helper and Counsellor. In any decision that I make, He is with me to guide me and show me the way to go. But for me to be able to hear Him and follow His leading, I must be willing to be led, and be willing to receive from Him. I must be willing to submit to His Lordship, because just as Jesus is Lord over the church, the Holy Spirit is Lord in the church. More importantly, I must have the Lamb nature in me (Lamb = meek, humble, pure, an animal used for sacrifice), because the Holy Spirit is attracted to the Lamb nature.
Over the past week, I have come to realise how important the Holy Spirit is to me, and how much I need Him. Last Thursday, I was praying over a decision that I had to make. I was feeling quite troubled because I was trying to imagine the consequences of making that decision. But the more I thought about it, I became even more confused because the future is unpredictable, and I can't even say for sure what will happen the next day. So I went to pray, and asked the Holy Spirit to speak to me. And Matthew 6:33 came to my mind -- But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. I flipped to this verse in my Bible and read it. And then the next verse went on to say -- Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The moment I read these 2 verses, it brought great comfort to my heart. I knew then what I should do with regards to the decision I was going to make. The Bible also says "let the peace of God rule in your hearts". And I specifically prayed for the peace of God to rule in my heart towards making that decision. And so there was. And so I know I made the right decision. :)
Today, during my time alone with God, there was a very, very strong and tangible presence of God in my room. The spiritual atmosphere was just very different today from the other days of the week. The praise and worship CD was on, and I started talking to God. For those initial moments, I wasn't shouting or roaring in the Spirit, neither was I praying verbally. I was just enjoying the Presence of God and praying to Him, lips moving but without any sound. And the Presence of God just grew even stronger.
I believe it isn't about how well we pray, or how good we are. But a sincere desire and hunger to know the Holy Spirit more. A desire for a deeper knowledge and greater understanding of the things of God. A desire and a willingness to be continously filled with the Holy Spirit. Sometimes, when we wonder why we aren't able to hear what God is saying, it could most probably mean we haven't been spending enough time in the Presence of God. God longs to speak to each and every one of us, and He will draw near to us when we draw near to Him. For me, I am reminding myself everyday never to take the Presence of God for granted, and to refrain from doing things that will grieve the Holy Spirit, because I love God and I want to obey His commands.
Change my heart
I want to live for You, my God
Let Your Spirit come in power
Change my life
That I may live for You, my Lord
Fall on us Lord
The words of this song came to my mind today. And I used the first two lines for my MSN display name.
As a Christian, I have been through Bible study lessons where I learnt about who the Holy Spirit is, how the Holy Spirit speaks to me, and how I am to be led by the Spirit of God. My leaders in church have also spoken to me before on how important it is for one to flow with the Holy Spirit and rely on Him in all that we do.
For one, the Holy Spirit is a person. So I need to relate to Him as a person. The Holy Spirit speaks. So it means I can hear Him and should be able to hear Him. God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to be with me forever. So it means I am not alone. The Holy Spirit is also my Helper and Counsellor. In any decision that I make, He is with me to guide me and show me the way to go. But for me to be able to hear Him and follow His leading, I must be willing to be led, and be willing to receive from Him. I must be willing to submit to His Lordship, because just as Jesus is Lord over the church, the Holy Spirit is Lord in the church. More importantly, I must have the Lamb nature in me (Lamb = meek, humble, pure, an animal used for sacrifice), because the Holy Spirit is attracted to the Lamb nature.
Over the past week, I have come to realise how important the Holy Spirit is to me, and how much I need Him. Last Thursday, I was praying over a decision that I had to make. I was feeling quite troubled because I was trying to imagine the consequences of making that decision. But the more I thought about it, I became even more confused because the future is unpredictable, and I can't even say for sure what will happen the next day. So I went to pray, and asked the Holy Spirit to speak to me. And Matthew 6:33 came to my mind -- But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. I flipped to this verse in my Bible and read it. And then the next verse went on to say -- Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The moment I read these 2 verses, it brought great comfort to my heart. I knew then what I should do with regards to the decision I was going to make. The Bible also says "let the peace of God rule in your hearts". And I specifically prayed for the peace of God to rule in my heart towards making that decision. And so there was. And so I know I made the right decision. :)
Today, during my time alone with God, there was a very, very strong and tangible presence of God in my room. The spiritual atmosphere was just very different today from the other days of the week. The praise and worship CD was on, and I started talking to God. For those initial moments, I wasn't shouting or roaring in the Spirit, neither was I praying verbally. I was just enjoying the Presence of God and praying to Him, lips moving but without any sound. And the Presence of God just grew even stronger.
I believe it isn't about how well we pray, or how good we are. But a sincere desire and hunger to know the Holy Spirit more. A desire for a deeper knowledge and greater understanding of the things of God. A desire and a willingness to be continously filled with the Holy Spirit. Sometimes, when we wonder why we aren't able to hear what God is saying, it could most probably mean we haven't been spending enough time in the Presence of God. God longs to speak to each and every one of us, and He will draw near to us when we draw near to Him. For me, I am reminding myself everyday never to take the Presence of God for granted, and to refrain from doing things that will grieve the Holy Spirit, because I love God and I want to obey His commands.
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