Spirit Led

Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Galatians 5:25 (NLT)

The Spirit often speaks to me in a soft consistent manner, quite unlike the thunder I think I might sometimes prefer and is usually not interested in my own ideas or preferences. Like when Abbie decided to go to law school. I knew someone was needed to take over her teaching position in Sunday school and the Spirit kept suggesting that I volunteer. I suppose I could have ignored it, but I'm glad I didn't. The first two years were pretty tough for me. The actual hour on Sunday was great, the Lord continually showed up each week. (Btw, teaching others is a great way to feed yourself). It was the anxiety I felt about it on Friday/Saturday and the exhaustion I felt afterward. This year is different. I very honest with Chris about the anxiety I was feeling. It's not that I didn't want to teach, but that I wasn't sure I could handle it. And I was right. I can't handle it, but when I rely on His strength instead of my own, when I let the Spirit lead instead of trying to micro manage the outcome, the anxiety melts away.

4I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:4-8 (ESV)

"so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift" Christ has given me the grace and power to go wherever the Spirit leads, to allow Him to accomplish any task He puts in front of me. It's not that I'm gifted in every area, it's that He will gift me in whatever area He puts me in. This is fabulous since the Spirit is once again suggesting another area of ministry and stretching the boundaries of my comfort zone. He's been talking to me about WABC's high school/college ministry. I have no idea what He has in mind nor the level of involvement, but I will trust in Him, I will go wherever He leads me and humbly allow Him to use me.