You might have to forgive me in advance: I deliberately watched my daughter cry today! I had a simple message for her: you won't fall asleep in my arms; young lady, you’ll have to fall asleep without any rocking, cooing or lullaby.
I had been a textbook father for a while; by that, I mean, I had been reading from babycenter.com and glanced through other textbooks on babies and I had some volumes as well. I was committed to practicing them carefully. Right in the middle of one of my practice sessions of trying to make sure she didn’t get used to certain things, I got accosted by the Holy Spirit. He spoke up on the inside of me – from my spirit. It was quite instructive. I must say the Holy Spirit is the best at everything. He is omniscient. He knows how to raise children best!
Then I was reminded of a statement that had caught my attention when I watched Steven Spielberg's Lincoln about 2 weeks back. Daniel Day-Lewis played Abraham Lincoln and in a conversation with Tommy Lee Jones, who played Rep. Stevens, the Chairman, House committee on Ways and Means, he said "the compass I learnt, when I was serving, it will point you true north from where you are standing but it's got no advice about the swamps, deserts and chasms you will encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles and achieve nothing more than to sink into a swamp, what is the use of knowing true north?"
Although that was in the 1860s, long before GPS satellites and other high-tech navigational aids came to be, that statement left me thinking about the capability of the Holy Spirit in the life of every child of God. He is more precise than the compass and even better than the most advanced technological navigation aid.
The Total Life is impossible without his help. The Bible says He has been the executor of God's instruction since creation began. He moved into the earth permanently since the day of Pentecost and he makes His home in the heart of all who receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour. He is the administrator of The Total Life; leading, guiding, teaching and instructing each Child of God. Sometimes in spectacular ways, but mostly He speaks to the heart of God's children. That Yes or No, Move or Stop, Do or Don't, Green or Red, Peace or Lack of Peace, is the Holy Spirit instructing our hearts.
Sometimes he instructs us through The Bible, he also gives detailed instructions.
He gave me some about my daughter yesterday, I didn't hear it with my physical ears but somewhere down in my heart.
He'd instruct anyone who would listen to him on all areas of life. The Total Life can't indeed be realized without him.
Spend time with him through the reading, studying and meditation of The Bible and also through Prayer, especially in tongues. As you do these, you would grow to understand his dealings with you.
The Total Life is God's will for you and yours. The Holy Spirit is actually eager to instruct you in and on every area of life. He is eager to teach and bring you into the experience of The Total Life.
Make these declarations boldly:
I hear the voice of God.
I am supernaturally led by His Spirit.
I have accurate and precise instructions for every area of my life.
My manifestations are not aborted.
