On the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit filled many believers, moved through signs and wonders and many were set free! When we say "yes" to Jesus, we receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit TODAY and have access to His authority, power, and freedom! How amazing! In addition to all of these wonderful things, Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit as our friend and Advocate. This life God has given us on earth is a gift, but it is not always easy. Holy Spirit guides us and reveals Himself to us not only when we feel powerful and strong, but also when we feel weak and vulnerable.
Peter, the man who preached the Gospel in front of thousands of people on the day of Pentecost, did not start off as a "strong" disciple of Jesus. He came to Jesus, in the Gospels, with many questions and internal conflict before he was a foundational leader in the building of the church. Time and time again in the Word, we see Holy Spirit come and meet people in their weakness. In that place of great need he is more than ready to be the fulfillment. Holy Spirit does not shy away from the things we struggle with but welcomes us to come to Him in the midst of these challenges. Our weaknesses create an opportunity to experience the goodness and strength of God. We get to give our weakness to Holy Spirit as an invitation for Him to speak and move in our hearts and through our lives. Paul writes this in 2 Corinthians 12:10b:
"For my weakness becomes a portal to God's power (TPT)."
We then welcome His power in our weakness and vulnerability!
To be transparent with you, this season of life has been wonderful, yet challenging for us. We've had a lot of time to grow in our relationship with one another and with Jesus, which is awesome, but we also have been challenged with the disappointment of our plans not falling into place at the time we expected them to and other hardships. Instead of trying to move on from our emotions or avoiding God in the midst of the disappointment, we have been able to be real and vulnerable with Him in the middle of the challenges and struggles. We have been learning so much about who we are and who God is as Holy Spirit has walked with us and spoken over us in our weakness. We still do not have it all together, but Holy Spirit has really shown His power and His perspective to us through being vulnerable and honest with Him.
We pray that in the middle of whatever you are going through, whether it is physical pain, sickness, depression, anxiety, loss, or disappointment, that Holy Spirit reveals Himself to you and reminds you that you can talk to Him and lean on His power in you. May you unashamedly be open with Him and receive victory as you journey with Him through the process in Jesus' name!!
And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and without hesitation. For he has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn in two, Jesus’ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to him! And since we now have a magnificent High Priest to welcome us into God’s house, we come closer to God and approach him with an open heart, fully convinced that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity, and we have been freed from an accusing conscience. Now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out! (HEBREWS 10:19-22)
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