Through His Spirit

I felt a stirring in my heart. The name of a friend had come to mind. I felt a prompting to do something with the name but the busyness of the day soon pushed that nudge (I believe it was from God) into the far back corners of my heart and mind.  

The next day, that stirring was even more pronounced. I couldn’t seem to get it out of my head. It was a simple name, and the person who was attached to that name had been going through some challenging times as he walked his wife through her cancer treatment. This time, I was not going to miss this nudge from God! I immediately picked up the phone and my friend’s response to the call did not surprise me, “I am so glad you called. I really need to talk.”

I am so glad I called and my only regret was that I didn’t follow the Holy Spirit’s lead earlier! God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit and miracles happen when we respond!  Listen to these promises and truths!

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (John 14:15-17, NIV)

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” (I Corinthians 3:16, NIV)

God speaks through His Holy Spirit and that very Spirit of God is inside you right now! The question is, Will you respond to what He prompts you to do? 

My friend, what if we chose to say “yes” to every Holy Spirit prompting we felt today? I wonder how many miracles we may get to see through a simple “yes.”  

At this moment, you may be feeling some tension and asking, “But how can I know for sure it’s Him?” If the prompting you are feeling lines up with God’s Word, will bring encouragement and hope to someone, and ultimately will bring glory to God, it’s HIM!

Let’s pray. Holy Spirit, we are listening to You today. When You prompt, we will respond. Make us sensitive to Your quiet whispers. We only want to do Your perfect, and pleasing will today. Amen.

Have you ever wondered why God whispers? I believe it’s because when God whispers, we have to lean in close, intentionally draw near, devote our full attention and become very quiet so we don’t miss a word. What a wonderful way to hear God’s voice: close, focused and quiet. I pray you stay close to God all day long. Never forget my friend…

You are a miracle!