It’s been a while since I’ve written on here, but I’ve filled journals and journals since my last post.
I could write a book, and well, I have! That’s what I’ve been working on the past two+ years since my last post in May 2020. During the pandemic, I started writing a book and finished it around May of this year. My prayer is to see it one day published for God’s glory and to bless many lives.
What’s the book about? It’s about what I believe God has given to me to be the message of my life which is this: God speaks to us.
He really does. As Holy Spirit-filled believers, He gives us wisdom and guidance for the myriad of choices we need to make on a daily basis. We’re not left in the dark or supposed to depend on our own finite perspective and limited knowledge. God wants to help us.
But the choice is ours. God will tell what is best for us, but here’s what He’ll never do: He’ll never force us to listen. He’ll never make the choice for us. He’ll never strip our freedom to choose to obey or disobey from us.
I’ve learned all of this the hard way which is why I’m so passionate about sharing this with others.
When we don’t know what to do, we have to seek God and believe that He will show us the way to go. And when He does (not IF He does), WHEN He does, we have to do whatever it takes to heed His voice and obey Him - even if it’s not what we want to do and the opposite of our own will. We have to trust that He knows what is best for us.
God doesn’t just speak to be heard; He speaks to be obeyed. Maybe God’s told you to forgive that person. Maybe He's told you to help someone. Maybe He’s told you to befriend a neighbor on your apartment floor. Or maybe He’s told you NOT to do something. Don’t go to that event. Don’t date that person. Don’t say that. Don’t take that particular course of action.
Whatever the Holy Spirit is impressing on you, don’t take that lightly. God speaks always with our best interest in mind. He’s not keeping something good from us; He’s often keeping something awful from us. We have to remind our hearts and minds that God knows it all, sees all, and is aware of exactly where our obedience and disobedience will take us. We see only the present and the past; we anticipate where our choices can take us, but we do not have the ability to completely know exactly their entire impact on our futures and which roads they will cause us to walk.
I want to be that friend in your life that pushes you towards Christ. So, I’m going to ask you: Is God telling you to do something right now that you keep putting off? And on the other hand, is He telling you not to do something that you keep doing? Whatever God is telling you to do or not do (which will always be something that lines up with the Bible and would never contradict the commands of Scripture), I highly encourage you to obey Him.
But we can’t obey Him, if we don’t trust Him. And we can’t really trust Him if we don’t know that He loves us. We’ll explore the nature of our distrust of God and how to restore trust in Him in my next post.
Keep seeking Him, friends. He knows the way that you take and He only wants the best for you. I promise you. He only wants the best for you.
You’re so loved by Jesus,
Colleen