Time to be “By His Spirit” People

BEING A “BY MY SPIRIT” PERSON

Last week as I was driving to church and praying, I said (out of my spirit not my mind) to the Lord, “Help us to be By Your Spirit people.” Then later while in service wouldn’t you know my pastor, David Osborne, begins proclaiming and instructing us about being people who live by the Spirit of God. Fast forward a few days, I awaken and I hear in my spirit, “Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit.”

So I ask, “Lord what are you saying to me?” Immediately he responds,

“Always remember that it is Me who is at work in you to bring about My good and what is pleasing to Me. I am trusting and entrusting you with the precious souls of My children so be ever mindful of where you are getting your flow. It has to be By My Spirit and not from psychological or any other worldly training though I will use that to My glory and in the ways I choose. Just know that as you daily and always throughout the day yield to Me, I will be right there at work flowing through you! You do not need to worry about whether you will know what to say or how to flow or even where to go. I am with you to the end. Every step of yours is ordered by Me as you yield, listen, and follow. I know the plans that I have for you… I want you to trust that, to trust Me. This will lessen your stress and allow you to maximize your peace from Me. Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world!”

I wholeheartedly receive this Word of encouragement and admonition from my Father God, our Lord and immediately knew that it was Word for you too, (maybe not the specifics in the call of God) but if you are a child of God and want to fully flow with Him in this End-time season that we are in, I believe that it is for you, too.

Actually, I have been challenged a few times since by the Holy Spirit through some direct encounters and situations in my life causing me to have to relinquish my hold, repent and surrender (again).

As easy as it is to say, it’s tough to do because the reality is that there is some part of you and me that latches on to things, or becomes possessive, territorial, overcompensates or takes on more responsibility for the outcome than we should.

So, when challenged, there is a piece of you and me that has to “go to the wind” of how the Spirit is blowing. Sometimes the wind is slight while other times it is very strong, almost making you fall to the ground.

It actually is that “dying to self” that Luke 9:23 speaks of (Jesus speaking)… die daily. This humanity has to be put off that we can take on and in more of God to allow the Holy Spirt, whom Jesus sent to help us, to do His job.

I challenge you to receive in your spirit the words that the Holy Spirit spoke and let’s do what He says,

• Be a By My Spirit person

• Yield, listen, and follow

• Trust that He really does know the plans He has for you

• Choose to trust Him in all things 

• Maximize the peace that He has given to to you

• Be of good cheer (regardless as to the situations and conditions of the world) know that our God, The Creator of the Universe, The One and Only God who loves us dearly and individually, has really overcome the world!

And, that is my prayer for you, for us, as we cling to our Lord while choosing to be more like Him daily.

©2024 Rosalind Stanley

A song by Kim Walker which is also a prayer if we are sincere about doing things God’s way. https://youtu.be/iTJGfY9OSpc?si=04wgR9O2Gc3o0Uok

There is a Time…

There is “a time to give up” according to the words written by Solomon in Ecclesiastes 3:6. Meaning ” to let go of” a particular thought, desire, expectation, relationship, etc. For whatever the reason, an active ingredient in walking by faith is yielding to the seasons and or timing of God. Recognizing this then choosing to yield to it are the “dying to self” activities that tend to hurt and are hard. It requires a growing sensitivity to the voice and nudgings of God.

Whatever is the season or time in each person’s life or each family, church, business, or ministry, God “makes everything beautiful in its time.” This is like Romans 8: 28 where it says, God turns all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.”

The thing that I (and we) must reconcile in our hearts is that God’s time is not like our time (2 Peter 3: 8) and His ways and His thoughts are not like ours (Isaiah 55: 8). What we expect and especially the way we expect what we expect to happen, is not always the way God planned it or purposed it. The timing of it may not come about in the time or season we hoped for or the exact way we thought.

But if we are to live our lives in the abundance that God promised in John 10:10, (unfortunately abundance doesn’t necessarily mean without problems) we must choose to believe that whatever God says will eventually come to pass. Not necessarily what we think should happen or what we desire in our human natural way of thinking.

“The rain and the snow come down from the
heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause grain to grow, producing seed for the
farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same
with My word (God speaking). I sent it out and it
always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want
it to, and it will prosper everywhere I sent it.”
Isaiah 55:10-11 (NLT)

How we choose to believe is by allowing God’s word to take effect in our hearts and lives plus renewing our minds to His word (reading it) so that we can have the mind of Christ (Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 2:16). And we cannot pick and choose what we think or someone told us is or isn’t God’s word. Everything written in the Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament was from God as He inspired men that He chose to write it. (Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16, 17).

When we do this we will live in peace and joy regardless of the events and tragedies that surround us; even when it hurts, even when we are mourning, even when we do not understand. That is because the Kingdom of God consists of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 55:12, Romans 14:17).

It’s a matter of perspective: the carnal/human mindset versus the God-like/spiritual mindset (read Romans 8:5-14). This is no easy task. It takes relationship with God through accepting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (the easy part) then daily developing that relationship by really getting to know Him.

Making relationship with God our priority leads us to a peace that passes all of our understanding ( Philippians 4:7) and a joy that gives us the strength to endure whatever we are facing (Nehemiah 8:10). This developing relationship with God enables us to live out this life on earth according to His plan for us individually with an eternal perspective instead of thinking that the world and this life on earth is “the best it is gonna get.”

God has a plan greater than our human minds can comprehend! Don’t be afraid to wrestle with God to get to the place He has chosen for you. Just don’t wrestle too long because no one knows the day or the hour for eternal life (versus eternal damnation) to come for you.

In loving memory of my dear and sweet sister and brother:

Dawn Bonita Generals Patterson
(January 28, 1969 – April 24, 2013)

Walter Leonard “Lenny” Caldwell
(September 15, 1961 – April 29, 2013)

And

Jennifer Caldwell (Niece, Keith’s wife)

Edna Mae Williams (aunt)