It happened again recently.
I got up to have my devotion as usual. I already had a pattern in mind, so I knew what I wanted to do. Prior to this time, certain “inconsequential” things had been bothering me on the surface. I’d prayed about them lightly, but they still lingered around the borders of my mind.
Anyway, I decided to get into some aspect of the Word – then I felt the urge to pray. I didn’t want to break my pattern because there were certain things I wanted to achieve before a particular time o’clock. So I kept squashing it because I had a pattern and a time limit.
However the feeling persisted, so I began to pray in the Spirit – and the Lord led me to that situation that had been “lightly” bothering me. I stayed on it intensely for quite a while, and then He showed me His heart on the matter. He led me back to the Word and I prayed that Word until I was totally relieved.
Well, this wasn’t the first, second or even tenth time I wanted to follow my timetable and schedule. Remember my experience in “Follow The Oil?” Yes.
This week, I was listening to a woman of God speak at a Women conference. (Google WOWMAN 2023 on YouTube. It’s fire!🔥🔥🔥) She spoke about how she was praying and talking to God, then the Lord told her to send money to someone at that time. But she didn’t want to be “disturbed” when praying, so she told God, “I’ll do it when I finish praying.”
…and the Lord asked her “Who are you praying to?” That was when she realised how ridiculous she was being. In her own words, she felt “stupid” in the presence of God. 😁😀
You see God is a God of order and structure – but the dynamics of the human will, enemy’s attacks, and peculiar timings (or kairos moments), can cause the Holy Spirit to move in a direction different from the order or structure HE previously set up.
In other words, every divine order and structure given must be continually subject to the move of the Spirit.
Remember, it is those who are led by the Spirit of God that are the SONS of God – not just CHILDREN of God. Therefore, spiritual maturity is recognising and allowing the Spirit lead – in all areas and at all times.
A Spiritually mature person realises that it is simple wisdom, really, to just follow the direction of the Holy Spirit – despite the order and structure already set up.
After all, He sees behind the scenes.
You don’t.
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