Oneness With My Lord

Oneness W/God

Ephesians 4:6 tells us in THE MESSAGE that we must have Oneness with Christ, and this Oneness comes from our gift of the Holy Spirit.

I didn't understand too much about the Holy Spirit except that some people could speak in tongues. Figuring that having tongues proved you had the Holy Spirit within you, well, I wanted to speak in tongues. I know, I know, you're thinking that's the wrong motivation for wanting any part of God. I do know that--now. But, I didn't know that--then. Having that gift wouldn't really have been from the Holy Spirit, except by the sin of manipulation, and that didn't occur to me at the time.

Now, I see! And I hope I didn't abuse or thwart the Holy Spirit ! I just want more of God in every way, however and whatever God wants me to have . I trust today that the moment I accepted Christ the Holy Spirit was there. The reason I didn't recognize His Spirit is because my own spirit had not been willing to LEARN. Yep! I hated criticism, just hated being told I don't know something or know it well enough, or anything close to what I thought was rejection in my small mind. So there you have it. True Confessions. Tell me, how could the Holy Spirit have gotten through THAT kind of barrier?

Now, my heart sings knowing it has been plowed with a great big field for the Holy Spirit to work His work! I'm trusting that I am forgiven and that The Holy Spirit is not only there but He has been welcomed! And I'm learning more every day in this new life. May His harvest be a Oneness with my Lord--for all the world to wonder--now how did THAT happen? Signed, jo