Over the last few weeks, there has been a real sense of the presence of the Lord, working in my life, in new ways, of coming to a place of rest, of knowing Him, a place of assurance, of trust in the midst of life.

 The more that I walk with Him, the more I realize that this life in Him, is not rules and regulations, but rather a life of relationship, of communion and communication, of abiding with Him and dwelling in His presence 24/7. 

 It is an attitude of relationship, of wholeness with the Father, of the Holy Spirit and the Lordship of Jesus, of coming to a place of dwelling, abiding and trusting, not based on feelings but an assurance of His presence with us!

 I read, I study, I love theology but at the end of the day, it is relationship, of learning to become one with Him and in learning to be one with Him, we learn to be one with others because we are building on a sure foundation, on the word, on the Father who takes delight in daily walking with us!

My heart is warm this day, with an assurance that the Father takes delight in me and I in Him, that we are one, that He takes delight in us, that He wants to walk with us each day, to reveal Himself to us through His word, His presence and His Spirit.

Take delight in the Father today, be one with Him, let go and allow Him, to speak to your heart and reveal Himself to you, delight in Him and He will delight in you!

Till later,

Paul

I was really wondering today, “Lord what do you want me to share? What thoughts are on your heart?"

I kept looking at the word blessing, I looked again, and again. I looked at blessing, bles sing. I know I might be stretching it a little but that is what I saw in my mind.

I saw it as two words made to be one. In blessing, bless and sing, in worshiping the Lord, in singing, in praising the Lord, in lifting Him up this day with our whole heart, with our whole being, with all that is within us to bless the Lord this day, to speak praises to our Lord of Lords and King.

There is such a blessing when we come into the presence of the Lord, even when we don’t “feel anything”, it then becomes a sacrifice of praise and as you begin to make that sacrifice, then the blessings of the Lord, the presence of His Spirit begins to fall a fresh on you. Bringing restoration, healing, of lifting you up out of the place of bondage or captivity, freeing you from the bonds of the enemy.

When we begin to bless the Lord, it not only sets us free, it sets others free, like the water of the word, the praises and the worship brings a cleansing, a refreshing to our whole being and it pours out to others around us, wether in church, in a prayer group or even as bloggers, we worship and we praise the Lord with the keyboard, with the thoughts that the Lord allows us or gives us to share with others, that we might build them up and lift them up in the faith.

Is it not amazing how our God can take the simple things, the simple thoughts, that He brings to our heart, to our mind and then reveal Himself to us in it?

It is a blessing to sing, it is a blessing to be able to share, to write, to lift up, to exhort, to encourage and to stand with others in the Lord.

We are a people of hope, of expectation. We are a people who are learning to live in the reality of who the Lord is now. That the life changing power of the Lord applies to us now, not down the road, in the future.

Today we can walk in the blessings of the Lord. We can walk in the new life, in the strength of the Spirit and we can be an encourager to others with the things we speak, the things we write and the things we do.

Let us be a blessing to those around us and let them see in the blessings of the Lord, the fruit of the spirit working in our lives.

Be blessed my friends!

Till later,

Paul

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