He counsels me

Ephesians 1:17 (New American Standard Bible)

17that the (A)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of (C)wisdom and of (D)revelation in the knowledge of Him.

If you read the previous blogpost, you may or may not have searched for the text that I referenced for the New Year. The above states exactly what God spoke to me and has been speaking ever since. I would like to say thus far, He has been extremely gracious in giving me wisdom daily about a lot of different things. Some I asked about, some I did not. James 1:5 didn't say you got to pick & choose which bits & pieces of wisdom we receive. If you ask, simply, it will ALL be given to you...so prepare yourself when you ask because He doesn't hold back anything.

This new season, this new year, has already taken me for a loop and it's not even the end of January yet. There are movements going on in my spirit that I cannot put into words, not even in the privacy of my journal. I sense the Spirit praying for me with words I cannot express and it scares me a bit. Not in a way that makes me doubt God's goodness but in that way where you know you're about to step into yet another winepress in order to sharpen your faith and your character. I don't resist this because I don't want to see the result of this threshing. I resist this because I know it will require me to venture into new, uncomfortable situations that seem beyond my ability to walk through. I doubt the God inside of me. The Spirit that tells me, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."(Philippians 4:13)

So far, He is fulfilling this word in my life as promised. I am thankful that He disciplines me because it reminds me of His great, unfailing love that always shows up no matter how I fall short. Thank you Father for this love that quenches every longing inside of me. I pray for those reading, that You will stir in their spirit what You have stirred in mine. Amen.

Blessed,
SEA