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I want to share with you how you
can come out of what it is you are trying to get clarity on.
I had an issue that bothered me
so heavily few weeks back and it began to make me sick. The thought of it alone
was enough to drain me and clarity was far away as I wallowed in pity and
meditated more on the pain. It became a major issue for me as it was bringing
all other things to a halt. I just needed answers. The cloud in my heart made
me speak with a mentor who began to help me out. At that point, I was just
looking for who would tell me this is what to do and this is where you should
go. However, when it comes to the things of this kingdom, the responsibility
for hearing and doing is every individual’s call. No one is to hear for you,
what they can do is give counsel and confirmation.
He then gave me an assignment to
spend time in prayers to get clarity after quality time of counsel and teaching
as it concerned the subject matter. I had been feeling weak like God was far
away and I can’t hear Him. So, his charge got me up and I took out time to stay
alone and pressed in into God. All that I was looking for was gotten.
I got clarity beyond what I was
asking for. So, it dawned on me that all along God had not been silent; I was
the one who has been shifting my responsibilities to someone else.
You can hear for yourself!
At salvation you received the
spirit of God which is evident by the presence of the Holy Spirit in you. The scriptures
made us to understand that it is God that draws men to Himself. It is not about
how powerful who preached is but the workings of the Holy Spirit.
“Jesus said to him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” John
14:6
No man is saved without having
being convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit. Salvation is a response to the
prompting of the Holy Spirit which then makes a man turn to Christ. To bring
man back to God (salvation) is all that Jesus came to do. If you are a believer,
then, it means you have heard God and done His will at the point of coming to
give your life to Christ. You could not have surrendered of you didn’t hear the
word of God that prompted you to doing His will (Salvation).
“This is the will of God, that
you believe in the one who he has sent” John 6:29
You started hearing God at the
point of salvation. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t have done His will (which is to
turn to Jesus). The whole essence of looking for answers in a time of confusion
is to hear God so as to do His will. This meant that you were able to
understand and do the will of God even as a beginner in faith. Imagine how much
capacity you now have since you have been in the household of faith. There is
so much power available to you.
The worse situation any man can
find himself on earth is to be unsaved. At that point of being lost, God was
able to find you to speak to you and you heard Him. And, this salvation is a personal
responsibility you took. No man could have helped you take the decision or to
be convicted. It was the workings of the Holy Spirit in you. So, if you can,
all by yourself get through the deadliest circumstance on earth, there is no
situation you go through, now that you are inside of God, that you will not
hear a voice behind you telling you this is the way to go. All you need to do
is surrender by staying with the Spirit resident in you. The answer is closer
to you than you can imagine.
This is what I am saying, as a
believer you have heard God before on the worst situation any man can find
himself on earth-being saved. And since this is the case, you can hear Him
again. Do what you did at salvation that brought you into His perfect will on
that issue that threatens your peace - surrender.
I really do hope you get this!
Be Innovated
Olufemi Ibitoye
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