Place of Strength

Dear Friend,

At 4:10 am this morning, my head was spinning and I desperately needed to snooze a little more. I mean my whole body felt heavy and I felt physically ill, but to my greatest surprise, I found myself yielding to the call of the Spirit by going down on my knees and I was thanking God and praising him for the wonderful privilege to be alive and to be His son.

You may say…..huh huh….really? but I haven’t taken out time to thank, praise or pray on my own for a LONG time. I rather meditate on my bed before getting up or just think in my mind about the prayer. I must confess it is important to take time out to praise, worship and pray to God and more importantly fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

I don’t mean to burden you, but I sincerely feel like sharing this with you dear friend. Often times, we believe that once we are born again and have received the Holy Spirit then we don’t need to be religious by kneeling down, spending time or devoting a time to worship and praise. Please don’t misunderstand me, I still believe that you can worship, praise and pray anytime and anywhere, but I know that there is still a blessing that comes from devoting time to seek the face of God.

You know that I didn’t ask for anything but I was just thanking and praising Him until when I was rounding up (by the way, I asked Him to help me in my work today).

I felt a sense of purpose and I was energized. Contrary to my excuses, I can honestly state that I found good use of my time. Usually I wake up 4 am and struggle to get ready for 5:20 am, but this morning I was up, prayed and still had enough time to iron 2 sets of clothes, take my shower and still get ready to leave for the office.

Today, I’ve learnt another thing………..Take out time (devote, dedicate a time) to focus on Him apart from the numerous times in a day that you reflect on him and love Him; there lies the strength you need and the wisdom that you will manifest for daily challenges.

But you cannot separate the place of prayer and worship from the communion with the Holy Spirit. I have read the testimony of the Psalmist; my reins (inner guide) instruct me in the night season, i.e. he received daily instructions, blueprints and direction during fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I will take out time to fellowship with the Holy Spirit and probably share with you at a later time.

I sought to encourage me but I decided to share with you also.