He is always patiently waiting for us...

A lot of things have been going through my mind lately, but it’s all really related to God’s love. First thing I might start with is how I see so many believers deceived when it comes to having a close, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. I know a lot of people who don’t think they’re worthy enough, or the fact that they’ve done way too many things against God, even just to pray. Some even think that because they haven’t ‘prayed’ or read the word for so long, that God won’t even accept them, that there really isn’t any point. Now I know this, because I’ve been there. I know exactly how they feel and it is such a HUGE LIE from the devil!!! It doesn’t matter how long it’s been either – it doesn’t mean squat to God! God is love and His love is everlasting, never ending, always there to just pour into our lives. God is always waiting for us to come to Him. His love is not condemning, He will never reject us, He will never leave us nor forsake us, God never changes. Why on earth do we trust the things in this world, including our emotions rather than trusting in God, who created us and this world and the fact that He is always loving us, constantly??? It’s not just God’s love that He’s ready to pour into our lives though, it’s joy, peace, healing, power, strength, comfort, blessings and the list goes on. God’s nature is ‘giving’. There is a lot more in this, which I’ll write about later. Another thing that I’ve been thinking about a lot is how much the Holy Spirit longs to have a close intimate relationship with us. I’ve been listening to the ‘Draw Near’ series by John Bevere lately (thanks Mum!!!), which has really brought me to tears (in a good way) and made me realise even more how the Holy Spirit is just waiting for us to spend time with Him and talk to Him. John quotes the scripture, ‘Draw near to God and He will draw near to you’ (James 4:8), which he goes on to say that we are the ones who have to draw near to Him first. God is never pushy and He’ll never push His love onto us, He just waits, always just waiting for us. He has given us a choice and He can never force us to love Him back. How amazing is that? The other thing John talks about is how praying is meant to be a dialog not a monolog. It’s a two way conversation, not a one way. A lot of us have turned prayer into a ritual that we just talk for the whole thing, setting aside a specific time for God and bringing our requests, but we never let the Holy Spirit talk to us. I was like this for years, until I had that revelation of believing and receiving God’s love. I used to have a routine and pray for a certain thing for 5 mins, then the next thing for 5 mins etc until I got to an hour every morning (but most of the time I’d either fall asleep or be getting other thoughts about what I have to do in the day etc). It didn’t work, because the Holy Spirit is actually a person and that is NOT how intimate relationships work! I’ve also been talking to the Holy Spirit anytime through the day now, rather than just a set time. I can’t express enough how much better my life is when I’m in close relationship with God.