"The New Testament teaches that God sent the Holy Spirit to glorify Jesus as the Son of God. Jesus said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.... He will glorify me” (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit does not do this by telling us that Jesus rose from the dead. He does it by opening our eyes to see the self-authenticating glory of Christ in the narrative of his life and death and resurrection. He enables us to see Jesus as he really was, so that he is irresistibly true and beautiful. The apostle stated the problem of our blindness and the solution like this: “The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.... For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:4, 6).
A saving knowledge of Christ crucified and risen is not the mere result of right reasoning about historical facts. It is the result of spiritual illumination to see those facts for what they really are: a revelation of the truth and glory of God in the face of Christ -€” who is the same yesterday today and forever." John Piper
So I was in fact, led by the Spirit last Friday when I found those scriptures (I say this because sometimes we can be deceived by various factors). "The man" did not let the matter rest and at least was able to talk to his boss about it at the end of the day. They want to give us the money for half of the cost they estimated it take to do everything in their originally promised package. So, after talking about it, we came to the decision that we need to be OK with staying here if need be. I realized part of my bitterness was that this was a done decision and we had gotten all caught up in the excitement of it and it was looking as if WE wanted to move even more than THEY wanted us to move (which wasn't the case when they asked us last fall). This put us in an awkward position with no leverage that basically enslaved us. I am a slave to Christ alone! Praise God!!!
But You know all this, Lord! This isn't my daily journal for keeping track of my goings on - it's an outlet for prayer and devotion to my Savior! I love You! I'm so glad You keep reminding me of your mercy and blessings and gently nudge me (if I'm willing to be nudged instead of pushed) to go in the right direction. I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to connect with You this weekend. I was glad to talk about You with my hubby and a playground stranger, but I didn't talk to YOU. I miss that. Step by step, You lead me and You're so patient. I pour out all my sins, my moods, my weaknesses... There are many. I ask You to forgive me and then throw them as far as it takes for us both to move on. Now, Jesus, please fill me with Your Spirit today and help me live out my humble housewife mom life here at home, as I spill the excess of Your never-ending supply of Love onto those lives and bodies I touch. They are such amazing blessings to me. Thank You that I feel Your presence right now and Your sweet embrace. Oh how marvelous!
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