OVERFLOW
I finally have my computer working. PRAISE GOD FOR FIXING IT!!!!!!
I have so much to update you on....
1. to all my bloggers that I leave comments to........sorry i am behind...you know how i hate being out of the loop. I love you...and have been thinking of you so much!!!!!!!!!
2. to my private bloggers....sorry i forget to stop by sometimes.....i go through my bloglines.com and when I'm done reading the updates I just forget. I promise to be better Candy, Megan, Ashley, Julia.... i do love yall!!! i do i do! sorry.
3. I'm sick. Honestly i feel like crap and I just watched the most amazing movie....Bella....(WATCH IT...so beautiful and sweet) and now i am crying and sick and breathing out of my mouth because my nostrils are stopped up! Ha! I started getting sick Saturday night and I can't shake it....so i have all this heart words to share with you but no energy to write them. So please pray that this cold/flu like whatever would go away!
4. Finally, before I head off to a hot bath to steam out my head, I want to share with you what Father spoke to me on sat afternoon. I had cleaned the house and was screaming at my computer, when I just stopped and went to put my head in the Word. My mom called and said 'well maybe the computer doesn't work because God doesn't want it to..." and I actually responded with " no, i think he is telling me to stop being irresponsible with putting the small things off". It wasn't 5 minutes later when I was in the middle of reading 2 John when I heard the word of the Lord speak and it was def a spin off of what she was talking about... "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"...........
I then hear the words from the Holy Spirit pop in my head......
"Caroline, everything....EVERYTHING...you do, say, write, friends, family, work.....EVERYTHING, SHOULD BE AN OVERFLOW OF YOUR TIME WITH ME!"
"What Lord".....i simply said back...... and can i just add that I am so blown away by the fact that the Holy Spirit dwells in me and speaks to me........and that I can have open conversation with the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit! It is amazing to me that I can even ask for clarity...which is what I did........"What do you mean an overflow of my time with you". Does that rock anyones world or just mine! Its like the ultimate conversation you know. Like when you have that friend that just speaks your love language and great conversation is so filling!!!!! Anyway, the point is............before I get out of bed in the morning I yield myself to the Lord and ask Him to use me that day........to shut my mouth and my plans....and do His. I also ask that He would fill me up by the Power of the Holy Spirit and produce much fruit in my that day. To cover me with the fruits of the spirit!
Ok so that is great and all.......but on Saturday Father really showed me that I must push even further than just asking and yielding myself. "oh fill me up"just isn't going to cut it with Father anymore......I must immerse myself in HIM! FULLY! To be covered by HIM!!!!!!! To fully seek FIRST...not second or after i blog, or after i eat, or after this phone call or whatever.........but to FULLY SEEK HIM FIRST!
The most beautiful part of the conversation was when Father allowed my mind to really grasp the fact that sure, He could fill me up and produce much fruit in me...blah blah blah....but why not let Him overflow me! How about I choose to immerse myself in Him.....FIRST...and then the overflow of what He and I are doing together...or what He is doing through me.... or my family, friends, blog, writing, school, church, actions, reactions........ would receive the OVERFLOW of my time with Father!
The plan is so perfect because the OVERFLOW would be God! The overflow that would pour out of me and into everything I do would be GOD....who is GOOD! Yes, yielding is great! But why not take it to the next level? I want to overflow! I DO, I DO! I have this visual in my head of water just moving around and nourishing everything it touches. The same goes for me, if I allow God to overflow me with HIM...then everything receives Him! Everything gets nourished! Is He not a good God or what?
Can I get an AMEN! ANYBODY! does that speak to you like it does to me. Maybe I am slow, and didn't know this.... I don't know, but man oh man I am loving Him tonight! The fact that He might choose to use me is breathtaking......but Him asking me to allow Him to overflow me is overwhelming.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE YOU!
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SERVING YOU!
THERE IS NOTHING LIKING SIMPLY TALKING TO YOU!
Father, I am out of energy and words right now. So I sing this song to you......
There's a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place,
And I know that it's the Spirit of the Lord.
There are sweet expressions on each face,
And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Sweet Holy Spirit,
Sweet heavenly Dove,
Stay right here with us,
filling us with your love.
And for these blessings
we lift our hearts in PRAISE.
Without a doubt we'll know
that we have been revived
When we shall leave this place!
i love you all!
I have so much to update you on....
1. to all my bloggers that I leave comments to........sorry i am behind...you know how i hate being out of the loop. I love you...and have been thinking of you so much!!!!!!!!!
2. to my private bloggers....sorry i forget to stop by sometimes.....i go through my bloglines.com and when I'm done reading the updates I just forget. I promise to be better Candy, Megan, Ashley, Julia.... i do love yall!!! i do i do! sorry.
3. I'm sick. Honestly i feel like crap and I just watched the most amazing movie....Bella....(WATCH IT...so beautiful and sweet) and now i am crying and sick and breathing out of my mouth because my nostrils are stopped up! Ha! I started getting sick Saturday night and I can't shake it....so i have all this heart words to share with you but no energy to write them. So please pray that this cold/flu like whatever would go away!
4. Finally, before I head off to a hot bath to steam out my head, I want to share with you what Father spoke to me on sat afternoon. I had cleaned the house and was screaming at my computer, when I just stopped and went to put my head in the Word. My mom called and said 'well maybe the computer doesn't work because God doesn't want it to..." and I actually responded with " no, i think he is telling me to stop being irresponsible with putting the small things off". It wasn't 5 minutes later when I was in the middle of reading 2 John when I heard the word of the Lord speak and it was def a spin off of what she was talking about... "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"...........
I then hear the words from the Holy Spirit pop in my head......
"Caroline, everything....EVERYTHING...you do, say, write, friends, family, work.....EVERYTHING, SHOULD BE AN OVERFLOW OF YOUR TIME WITH ME!"
"What Lord".....i simply said back...... and can i just add that I am so blown away by the fact that the Holy Spirit dwells in me and speaks to me........and that I can have open conversation with the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit! It is amazing to me that I can even ask for clarity...which is what I did........"What do you mean an overflow of my time with you". Does that rock anyones world or just mine! Its like the ultimate conversation you know. Like when you have that friend that just speaks your love language and great conversation is so filling!!!!! Anyway, the point is............before I get out of bed in the morning I yield myself to the Lord and ask Him to use me that day........to shut my mouth and my plans....and do His. I also ask that He would fill me up by the Power of the Holy Spirit and produce much fruit in my that day. To cover me with the fruits of the spirit!
Ok so that is great and all.......but on Saturday Father really showed me that I must push even further than just asking and yielding myself. "oh fill me up"just isn't going to cut it with Father anymore......I must immerse myself in HIM! FULLY! To be covered by HIM!!!!!!! To fully seek FIRST...not second or after i blog, or after i eat, or after this phone call or whatever.........but to FULLY SEEK HIM FIRST!
The most beautiful part of the conversation was when Father allowed my mind to really grasp the fact that sure, He could fill me up and produce much fruit in me...blah blah blah....but why not let Him overflow me! How about I choose to immerse myself in Him.....FIRST...and then the overflow of what He and I are doing together...or what He is doing through me.... or my family, friends, blog, writing, school, church, actions, reactions........ would receive the OVERFLOW of my time with Father!
The plan is so perfect because the OVERFLOW would be God! The overflow that would pour out of me and into everything I do would be GOD....who is GOOD! Yes, yielding is great! But why not take it to the next level? I want to overflow! I DO, I DO! I have this visual in my head of water just moving around and nourishing everything it touches. The same goes for me, if I allow God to overflow me with HIM...then everything receives Him! Everything gets nourished! Is He not a good God or what?
Can I get an AMEN! ANYBODY! does that speak to you like it does to me. Maybe I am slow, and didn't know this.... I don't know, but man oh man I am loving Him tonight! The fact that He might choose to use me is breathtaking......but Him asking me to allow Him to overflow me is overwhelming.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE YOU!
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SERVING YOU!
THERE IS NOTHING LIKING SIMPLY TALKING TO YOU!
Father, I am out of energy and words right now. So I sing this song to you......
There's a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place,
And I know that it's the Spirit of the Lord.
There are sweet expressions on each face,
And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Sweet Holy Spirit,
Sweet heavenly Dove,
Stay right here with us,
filling us with your love.
And for these blessings
we lift our hearts in PRAISE.
Without a doubt we'll know
that we have been revived
When we shall leave this place!
i love you all!