2 Cor 6:1-2 - Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain, for he says: "In an acceptable time I heard you and on the day of salvation I helped you".
Thoughts: September 8th, 2012 was a day acceptable to the Lord. I had been walking in the desert, knowing about God but only from a bit of a distance. For many years I had been preparing myself to be a dwelling place for God, for the Holy Spirit. But we all must wait for an acceptable time to the Lord. He knows what an acceptable time is, he knows when we are ready to more fully receive him.
On that day, we were gathered for a charismatic prayer meeting. In Matthew 18:20 it says "Where two or more are gathered, there I am among them." God was truly present that day. Sometimes it feels that we will never get closer to God, that he will always be out of our reach. Then when you least expect it, he comes to you in an exciting and real way.
At this meeting, the Spirit of God came to me bringing healing and forgiveness unlike I have ever experienced. I knew right then that my life would never be the same. I have started on journey unlike any other, a close and intimate walk with the Lord. Something I had waited years for had finally come. Not because of a mean God but because there was more for me to learn. I needed to make more room in my heart for him.
This Lent, make room in your hearts for the Holy Spirit, the gift promised to us after Christ's resurrection.
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