Today I am hungrier than ever to know the Holy Spirit, to recognize His voice, and to obey Him.

Hungry For The Holy Spirit

Forgive me Holy Spirit for not listening to You.

I long to know Your voice and to do all You tell me to.

I long to know You better than I ever have before.

Come teach in me more and more and more.

I need You every minute, every, second this now I see.

Come Holy Spirit walk with me, fill me, speak to me.

With all my heart and might I will listen for Your voice.

With all my heart and might I will make Your will my choice.

Guide me in all I should do and say.

I am determined to listen and obey.

If You Would Listen

"If you would only listen to me." How many times my Aunt who was raising me said that! And oh how I wish I had listen to her a many a time. Because if  I had I would have stayed out of trouble and would have been hurt or embarrassed less. It wasn't for lack of hearing her voice that I disobeyed. I often didn't pay attention to her warnings or advice because I was just plain rebellious. Well sometimes I disobeyed because her ways were old fashion and corny too. So I felt to obey some of what she said would embarrass me or make me seem uncool to my friends. I find myself  today saying "if only I would listen to the Holy Spirit." If  I listen to Him I could avoid some hurt, trouble, embarrassment, and lots of  other negative things. If  I listen to Him I would be strong, live better as a Christian, be able to help others more, and lots of other positive things. I have trouble hearing because I haven't daily practiced or experimented with hearing His voice. It is not for a lack of His voice in my life that I disobey. I often don't pay attention because I still have a little of my rebellious nature left. Sometimes I don't obey because I doubt it's His voice, or I fear I will fail if I obey, or I fear embarrassment. There are lot's of stupid reason like that I can give. Sometimes I fear that if I obey people will think that I think I am holier than they. Or that I think more higher of my self  than I should. Or that I think I am a know it all. Also I disobey because I am afraid of offending or making some one angry. Don't tell me the Holy Spirit wouldn't tell me to do or say anything that would offend or make anyone angry. Because People can get offended and angry at the most innocent of statements this I know from experience. So today I have determined that I am daily going to listen for His voice from now on. That I am going to experiment in order to know if it is him or another voice. The experiment is this if what the voice says doesn't go against God or wont harm others spiritually, physically, or mentally I will obey it. Even if I fall flat on my face and make a fool of myself. I also am determined that I will listen to Him and obey Him any hour day or night. I guess you can say I am willing myself to know and hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and to obey Him. To strengthen this commitment I will daily ask Him into my heart and life and I will pray in tongues.

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26-27

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