Our Inspired Journey

I absolutely love when my husband graciously takes a break from writing his dissertation and shares a bit of his heart with us...our guest post today comes from him.  Thank you, babe...


Maybe you are like me.

I read something in the Bible and think, wow, I'm not like that.   If you've taken on the identity of Christ follower than you usually think, "I should be like that."  Then under further reflection are confronted with your own reality..."but I'm not."

I think at this point in one's internal conversation there is a very distinct choice to make.  I can engage in self pity, fold under the presumed futility of the 'command', respond with an 'I'll pick-myself-up-by-my-bootstraps willfulness, etc..."

This is one place, in my opinion, that the Holy Spirit is active. We cannot become what God desires for us on our own--and let's face it, most the stuff we are asked to become is near (okay, completely) impossible on our own.

Perhaps this little prayer might give words to a thought for you to practice when you hit this point in your own mental conversation.  "I'm 'here', I know you want me 'there'.  Holy Spirit, get me to that spot."

When I don't love my (insert relationship here) like I know I should..."Holy Spirit, I don't love (xyz) like I know you want me to...change that in me."

If you were in my head, you would hear this a whole lot.