May His Spirit keep filling us up

Today was a POWERFUL day at church. It was one of those Sundays were you cant help but to be fully invaded by the Holy Spirit. When tears fall, grace comes, hearts break, and joy rises.

I had the amazing opportunity to bring a friend to church today who has been asking to come with me. I was nervous, I am not going to lie. It is always the times when you bring your friends when the sermon is the most awkward one for them to hear. But, because our God's love casts out all fear, He settled my heart and I was able to let the Holy Spirit take the reigns. And did He ever. The sermon was on sexual healing, which we are ALL in need of, and anytime there is a opportunity for the Lord to break us of chains, guilt, shame, in our lives, it takes the work of the Holy Spirit to really come in and clean out our hearts and heal us over. It was one of those mornings, when you leave church and you feel like you can breath again.

I learned today that it is Pentecost Sunday. Today marks the day, when the Easter celebration is over, and the Lord left His Holy Spirit with us on earth. Praise God for this undeserving gift! I cant imagine walking life without the gift of the Holy Spirit giving understanding, discernment, grace, healing in our lives. I stand in awe of Our Maker today that He not only loved us enough to create our hearts to know Him personally, but then sent His Son to walk life physically with His children so we could tangibly see Him. And if that wasnt enough, He left His Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts, so not only can He dwell with us, but IN us.

In Acts 2 it describes the power of this day:

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

¹When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. ²Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. ⁴All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

⁵Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. ⁶When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. ⁷Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? ⁸Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? ⁹Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome ¹¹ (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" ¹²Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"

¹³Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine.

¹⁴Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. ¹⁵These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! ¹⁶No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

¹⁷" 'In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
¹⁸Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
¹⁹I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
²⁰The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
²¹And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

I love the power of this scripture that even still today, we act like this when the Holy Spirit comes. We cant grasp the power of it all, or put words to our encounters, it just all seems crazy. All I know is that is makes me stand in awe, and I am grateful.

I want to encourage you girls today, just to invite the Holy Spirit to invade every area of your lives, and to thank God for sending His Holy Spirit to dwell in us. Praise God it changes us and moves us.

One of my favorite hymns "There is a Redeemer" says

Thank you O My Father, for giving us your Son. And leaving your Spirit til, the work on earth is done.

I love that! I have been listening to this song "Healing is in Your Hands" by Christy Nockles (My FAV) on repeat since yesterday, and I just want to leave you with it. Such a beautiful reminder that there is NOTHING that can keep us from OUR MIGHTY GOD!

PS, this pic is from when I was in Myanmar. It is one my favorite gifts from the Lord that he allowed me to see this sunrise this beautiful morning. It marked a day of great healing and love in my life. Isnt it gorgeous what Our Creator creates!

Love you girls!

Natalie