What is the Holy Spirit asking of You?

A very special message from my husband, David Quintana on 08/09/2026 to our church family, Living Upword. Thank you for watching! God bless you

All right, everyone.

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Welcome back to another

episode of I Can't, He Can.

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I know, I'm, like,

maybe a day or two late.

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I don't like being tardy.

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I really don't.

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However, this has been for good reason.

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We are not continuing in the

Book of Revelation today.

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I feel like I keep prolonging it,

but it's not on purpose, I promise.

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I actually have a very special video

that will be following this that I am

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saying, and it is actually my husband's

first message that he has given publicly

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in, according to him, in about 20 years.

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I have heard him, on social media

speak about Jesus, about his walk,

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just about anything that touches

him personally and, and moves him.

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But this was very special, because

if you know, or maybe you don't

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know, most likely you don't, he

lived in Georgia for many years.

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He finally came down to Florida

a few months ago, and you

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guys know we recently married.

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But it's just been a long road for him.

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And going back to his home church,

which he loves very much, and So for

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him personally, living in another

state, now he's in his hometown,

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and he is back in his home church.

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And, you know, our, our pastor is awesome,

and he clearly sees something in him,

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that was given by the Lord, by God,

by Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

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And I mean, I am biased 'cause he's my

husband, obviously, but he is gifted,

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and he has a way of delivering the Word,

delivering the message, whatever is on his

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heart, that a lot of people don't have.

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I've learned a lot from my husband,

even before we got married.

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I learned a lot from him as I was reading.

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And-

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I don't know.

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It's just been a long road

for him is all I could say.

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it was a blessing that I got to see

him stand up there for the first

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time in a long, long time and share

with our church family what has

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been on his heart for, for that time

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I'm so glad that our pastor allowed him

to stand there, because our pastor just

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does not let anyone stand up there.

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He really doesn't.

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He's very by the book, per se.

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he takes the pulpit very

seriously, as he should.

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He takes, his responsibility as pastor,

to be probably his greatest responsibility

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along with being a husband, and a father.

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So the fact that he allowed David to

be up there and share whatever was on

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his mind and on his heart, given to

him by the Lord, because it can't just

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be, you know, go up there and talk

about politics and whatever you want.

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No, it has to be led by the Spirit.

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and he allowed him to do

that, and he did just that.

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So I wanted to share that with you

I wanted to be sure that I prefaced

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it, with a little information about,

his background and, and how he had

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gotten there because it is special.

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I hope that it will be as special

to you guys as it is to me.

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And

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A lot of the things that he, that

he said really stuck with me, So I

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really hope that you guys listen.

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I hope that you guys

receive something from it.

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And like I always say, I hope

that you guys are blessed by it.

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So without further ado, here

is my husband, David Quintana.

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Thank you for watching.

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Good morning, family.

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Good morning.

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God bless you all

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First of all, it's a honor and a

privilege to stand here before you

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all and, give the word for today.

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it's just, for me, it's a, it's just a

huge honor to stand before people I've

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loved and, and that I've known for many,

many years and, and just speak what's been

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in my heart for the last, few months now.

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As Pastor asked me a couple months

ago to, give the word today, and

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lo and behold, I had been writing

some things that the, that the Lord

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had been convicting in my life.

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And tonight…

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and today, I wanna talk a little

bit about the Holy Spirit.

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I know we talk a lot about, you know,

Jesus and God, and sometimes for

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me in my life, I kinda don't think

too much of the Holy Spirit, right?

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And what is the Holy Spirit?

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Man, it's the Spirit of the Lord

that's living inside of us, that

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gives us access, that gives us

freedom, that gives us His love.

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So today, I wanna speak a little bit

about that, and I got a lot of notes

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here, so I'm gonna kinda go down here

in my notes, but we'll be all right.

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So, one of the greatest tragedies in

church today is that many Christians

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have welcomed the Holy Spirit into

their lives, yet have never stopped

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to ask what He truly desires of us.

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Not what He demands, not,

but what He desires from us.

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We pray to Him.

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We sing about Him.

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We preach about Him.

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We acknowledge His presence.

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Yet the very thing that He has been

quietly asking for us is often the very

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thing we have never thought to give.

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There are faithful believers who

pray every day, read their Bible,

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attend church, tithe, and serve

diligently, yet still carry a quiet

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feeling that something is missing.

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Not missing from their schedule,

but rather missing from their soul.

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The fire does not burn as it

once did, and many assume they

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simply need to do more, pray more,

serve more, or even work harder.

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But perhaps the Holy Spirit is

not asking for more activity.

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Perhaps He is asking

for a deeper surrender.

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That's what I wanna talk about today

a little bit, is the surrender part.

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The Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 4:30-

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Do not grieve the Holy Spirit

of God, by whom you were sealed

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for the day of redemption.

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Notice what Paul did not say.

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Paul did not say, "Do not skip church,"

or, "Do not miss your Bible reading plan."

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He simply said, "Do not grieve Him."

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That means the Holy Spirit is personal.

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He is not a distant force to

be acknowledged occasionally.

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He is the very presence of God

dwelling within His people, you all.

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And what we give Him or withhold

from Him matters deeply.

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Many believers have learned how

to practice Christianity without

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cultivating intimacy with Him.

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But the Holy Spirit is not

looking for perfection.

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What He's looking for is surrender.

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He is not asking for a busier schedule.

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He's asking for your heart, your

attention, your trust, and access

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to every area of your life.

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So before asking God for another blessing

or another breakthrough, perhaps we

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should ask a different question: Holy

Spirit, what have you been asking of me

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that I have never thought to give you?

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Here's why.

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Because some of the greatest moves of

God begin not when heaven finally speaks,

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but when a believer finally surrenders.

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Today, I wanna take a look at a few things

that the Lord had placed in my heart.

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You might think of a few more,

but here's the ones that I have

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struggled with through my years.

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Number one

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Your stillness, not just your prayers.

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Many believers have never given the

Holy Spirit 10 uninterrupted minutes

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without s- asking for something, planning

something, or worrying about something.

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Prayer has often become a list

of requests, a place to process

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concerns, or a time to seek answers.

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While there is certainly a place

for bringing our needs before

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God, many have never learned the

beauty of simply being with Him.

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But I tell you this, what

He wants is stillness.

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Not because, not because our silence,

not because He needs our silence or

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but, but rather our hearts need it.

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The Holy Spirit is not merely a

divine resource to be accessed when

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we need help, although we can do that.

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He is a person who desires fellowship,

communion, and intimacy with God's people.

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Relationships are not

built on constant talking.

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You know the phrase, everybody said it,

God made us with one mouth and what?

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Two ears

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Relationships are built on listening,

presence, and time spent together.

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We live in a world filled with noise.

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Our minds race from one

responsibility to another.

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Even in prayer, we can get so

busy speaking that when we, that

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we never pause long enough to

hear what the Spirit is saying.

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We rush into God's presence with

our agenda and rush right back

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out before He has the opportunity

to minister to our hearts.

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Yet throughout Scripture, God repeatedly

calls His people to stillness.

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Now Psalm 46:10, we all know it.

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It's in everybody's coffee mug.

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I think I have a little thing on

my table that says, that says this.

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We have all these nice little

back screens and all that stuff

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with it, but have we really sat

and taken a look at what it says?

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This is what it says: "Be

still and know that I am God.

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I will be exalted among the nations.

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I will be exalted in the earth."

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Stillness is not inactivity.

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It's an act of faith.

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It is laying down the need

to control everything.

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It is, it is surrendering our timelines,

our fears, and our endless striving.

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It is choosing to trust God.

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It is choosing to trust that God

is at work even when we're not.

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Many believers wonder why they struggle

to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit.

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The issue is not that He isn't

speaking, it's that there is so much

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noise competing for their attention

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The Spirit frequently speaks in a gentle

whisper, subtle convictions, and quiet

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impressions that are easily drowned

out by the chaos of everyday life

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He is not competing

with your notifications.

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He is not competing with your

music, nor he is competing

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with your endless scrolling

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In Second Kings 19:11 through 12, it

says this, "Then he said, 'Go out and

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stand on the mountain before the Lord.'

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And behold, the Lord passed by.

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And a great and strong wind tore

into the mountains and broke the

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rocks in pieces before the Lord.

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But the Lord was not in the wind.

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And after the wind, an earthquake.

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But the Lord was not in the earthquake."

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Verse 12, "And after the

earth- earthquake, a fire.

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But the Lord was not in the fire.

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And after the fire," here it

is, "a still small voice."

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See, we see Elijah on Mount Horeb.

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God was not in the wind, he was not in

the earthquake, he was not in the fire.

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He came in a still small voice.

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The Lord was teaching his prophet that

some of his deepest revelations come

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not through dramatic manifestations,

but through quiet communion

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The Holy Spirit longs for moments when

we stop performing, stop striving,

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and stop, and stop asking long

enough to simply enjoy his presence.

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Moments where there's no sermon to

prepare, no ministry to build, no crisis

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to solve, and no blessings to pursue.

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Just him.

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There is something powerful that happens

when a believer sits before God and

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opens his hand and surrendered, and a

surrendered heart and says, "Holy Spirit,

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I am not here to ask for anything."

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I'm simply here to be with you

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In those moments, he brings

peace to our anxious h- thoughts.

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He reveals hidden areas that need healing.

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He strengthens weary hearts.

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He renews vision.

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We talked about that last

week, I believe, the vision.

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This is…

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You want a new vision?

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Sit.

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Sit at His feet.

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Not with your agenda.

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Sit and watch Him reveal new

dreams, renewed vision for you

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He reminds us that the Father's love,

He comforts, teaches, corrects, and

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refreshes us, not because we demanded

it, but because we made room for Him

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And often that is exactly where he wants

to-- he wants and has been waiting for us.

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Not in the rush, not in the striving,

not in the endless activities, but in

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a sacred stillness where distractions

fade, hearts become attentive, and

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his presence become unmistakably real.

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The tragedy is not that the Holy Spirit

is absent from many believers' lives.

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The tragedy is that he is present,

waiting patiently while they

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remain too busy to sit with him.

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Perhaps your next great breakthrough

some believers need is not another

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conference, it's not another

sermon, it's not another strategy.

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Perhaps it's ten quiet minutes

in the presence of God with no

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agenda other than fellowship

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Sometimes the greatest things the

Holy Spirit wants to give us is

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not an answer, but rather Himself

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Number two

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He wants your honest thoughts,

not just your polished ones.

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Many of us have learned how

to sound spiritual in prayer.

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We know the right words to say.

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We call them Christianeses.

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We know the phrases that seem appropriate.

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We know how to present ourselves

before God in a way that sounds

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mature, faithful, and reverent.

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Over time, many of us become skilled at

offering polished prayers while hiding

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the real conditions of our hearts.

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But the Holy Spirit has never been

impressed by rehearsed spirituality

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Let me remind you what

Jesus says about this.

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In Matthew six, six through seven,

he says, "But you, when you pray,

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go into your room, and when you

have shut your door, pray to your

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Father, who is in a secret place.

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And your Father who sees you in

secret will reward you openly.

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And when you pray," here it is.

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Here's what stuck out to me, "And when

you pray, do not use vain repetitions

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as the heathens do, for they think that

they will be heard for their many words."

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See, He is not listening to merely to

the words coming out of your mouth.

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He is looking at the thoughts you

have not spoken, the emotions you

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have not processed, and the burdens

that you have tried to conceal.

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In Romans eight twenty-seven

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It says this, "Now he who searches the

heart knows what the mind of the Spirit

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is, because He makes intercessions for

the saints according to the will of God."

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Think about that for a second

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The Holy Spirit searches the heart.

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Not the image, not the appearance,

not the carefully constructed version

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of yourself we present to others.

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He searches the heart

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He already knows what

keeps you up at night.

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He knows the fears you

don't discuss in church.

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He knows the frustrations

you hide behind that smile.

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He knows the questions you are afraid

to ask because you think they might

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make you look weak in your faith

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He knows the dis-disappointments you carry

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He knows the tears you cry

when no one else is watching.

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He knows the wounds that still ache

years after they've been inflicted.

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He knows the doubts, the

confusion, the loneliness, and the

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struggles you have buried beneath

layers of religious activities

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Nothing is hidden from him.

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And because nothing is hidden,

there is no reason to pretend

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One of the greatest mistakes that

we m- that we make is assuming

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that God only wants our, the

cleaned-up version of your heart.

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So instead of bringing him our true

thoughts, we bring him edited thoughts.

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Instead of bringing him our real emotion,

we bring him acceptable emotions.

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But I tell you this: God cannot

heal what we refuse to expose

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Throughout scripture, men and women who

have walked closely with God were not

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people who hid their struggles from Him.

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They were people who

brought everything to Him.

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Look at David.

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We talked about him on Wednesday

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Psalms 13 says this.

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It begins with these

words, "How long, O Lord?

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Will you forget me forever?

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How long will you hide your face from me?"

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Listen, these are not polished words.

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These are not carefully

crafted religious statements.

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This is a man pouring out the

raw conditions of his soul.

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See, David, we talked

about this on Wednesday.

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Senior brought a great word.

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Thank you, sir.

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David felt abandoned.

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David felt confused.

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David felt overwhelmed, and he

told God exactly how he felt.

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And what is remarkable is that God

did not reject David for his honesty.

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He preserved David's words in

scripture for generations to read.

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Why?

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Because honest faith is not

the absence of struggle.

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Honest faith is bringing your struggle

to God instead of running from Him

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God is not i-intimidated

by your questions.

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He is not offended by your tears.

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He is not surprised by your fears.

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He is not shocked by your disappointments.

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He already knows that they are there.

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And what he desires is that you

bring them into his presence.

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Many of us spend years trying to impress

God with spiritual language when what

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truly he desires is transparency.

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He wants the real conversations.

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He wants the honest confessions.

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He wants the unfiltered cry

of your heart that trusts him

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enough to tell him the truth

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The deepest moments of intimacy with God

are often born with complete honesty.

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And in those moments when the mask comes

off, when the performance ends, when

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the polished language disappears, it

is there in that place of vulnerability

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that the Holy Spirit begins to minister

to the deepest part of our souls

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The greatest breakthrough often happens

when a believer stops pretending

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everything is fine and finally says,

"Lord, this is what I really feel."

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That is where healing begins.

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That is where freedom begins.

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That is where spiritual

growth becomes real.

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The Holy Spirit does not

want your performance.

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What He wants, I tell you, is your heart

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And when you bring Him your honest

heart, you will discover that His

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grace is far greater than your fears.

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His love is deeper than your

wounds, and His presence is

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closer than you have ever imagined

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Point number three

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Your obedience in small

moments, not just big ones

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Many of us dream about doing

something great for God.

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We envision a powerful calling, a

dramatic assignment, or a ministry

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that would impact thousands of lives.

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We imagine standing on platforms,

leading movements, writing books,

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preaching sermons, or accomplishing

something that will make…

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that will leave a lasting

mark on the world.

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But more often than not, the Holy Spirit

does not begin with something grand.

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He begins with something simple.

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He begins with today's obedience.

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He begins with the conversations you

need to have but keep postponing.

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He begins with the forgiveness

you, you know you need to

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extend but continue withholding.

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He begins with an apology you've

been avoiding because your

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pride is fighting for control.

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He begins with a conviction

you've been resisting because

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obedience costs you something

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Many of us are waiting for God

to hand out our destiny while

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ignoring the very assignment He

has already placed in front of you

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The truth is God rarely reveals

the entire blueprint at once.

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He usually illuminates only

enough to take the next step

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In Acts nine, after Saul's encounter

with Jesus on the road to Ma-

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to Damascus, the Lord spoke to a

relatively unknown man named Ananias

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God did not give him a complicated

strategy, a ten-year ministry plan, or

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a detailed explanation of the future.

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He simply said, "Go to a street,

go to a street called Straight and

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find the na- a man named Saul."

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Acts nine:eleven.

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That's it.

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That's it.

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One street, one person,

one act of obedience.

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Ananias could have never known

that that man that he was

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supposed to meet will become the

Apostle Paul, one of the greatest

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missionaries in the church history.

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He did not realize that his

simple act of faithfulness would

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influence generations yet unborn.

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Ananias simply obeyed, and God used

that ordinary act of- ordinary act to

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accomplish something extraordinary.

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This is how the Holy Spirit often works.

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We tend to overestimate dramatic moments

and underestimate daily obedience

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We look for giant doors to

open while ignoring the small

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ones God has already unlocked.

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We pray for influence

while neglecting integrity.

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We ask for promotion

while resisting surrender

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We seek purpose while avoiding obedience.

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Yet scripture reminds us, Luke 16:10

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We all know this.

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We preach it to our kids.

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We preach it everywhere.

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"He who is faithful in what is least

is faithful also in much, and he

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who is unjust in what is least is

al- is unjust also in the much."

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See, God is not looking

for extraordinary people.

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He is looking for faithful people.

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People who will obey

when no one is watching,

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people who will respond when the si-

when the assignment seems insignificant,

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people who will trust Him without

needing every detail explained

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The Holy Spirit builds lives in

the way a master craftsman builds

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a house, one piece at a time.

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One prayer at a time, one decision

at a time, one surrender at a time,

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one act of obedience at a time.

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And often he will not reveal

the next step until we obey

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the one already in front of us.

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Some believers are frustrated

because they are asking for God for

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more while leaving unfinished what

he has already asked them to do

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Your next season may be hidden

inside your present obedience

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Your breakthrough may be attached to

the very thing you've been delaying.

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Your calling may begin with

something that seems ordinary today.

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Never despise small beginnings

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The kingdom of God has always advanced

through ordinary people who are willing to

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do ordinary thing with extraordinary faith

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Do not wait until you feel ready.

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Do not wait until you

understand everything.

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Do not wait until the assignment

seems important enough.

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Simply obey.

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Because the Holy Spirit can take one

moment of, of surrendered obedience

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and use it to change the course of

a life, of a family, a ministry,

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and even generations to come

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Number four

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Your grief, not just your gratitude.

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This one was tough for me 'cause

I struggle a lot with this

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Many of us have been taught how to

praise God, but very few have been

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taught how to grieve in His presence.

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Most of us have been taught that if you

are sad, you must be spiritually weak.

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That if you are mourning,

your faith must be failing.

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So we hide our tears, suppress our

pain, and put on a smile while carrying

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wounds that have never truly healed.

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That is more true for males here today

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I know at least for Hispanic men, myself,

we grew up, "Los niños no lloran."

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Boys don't cry.

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Butch up

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There's so much danger there

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But Jesus himself dismantled

that way of thinking in the

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shortest verse of the Bible.

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Does everybody know the

shortest verse of the Bible?

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John 11:35.

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What'd he say?

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We read that and we just pass

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He wasn't simply just…

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Man, he wept.

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That word there, he, he

cried his, his eyes out.

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He wept.

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Think about that

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Jesus knew Lazarus was about

to walk out of that grave.

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He knew the miracle was only moments away,

yet he still allowed himself to grieve.

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Why?

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Why?

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Because grief is not the absence of faith

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Grieve is often the evidence of love

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We only grieve deeply

what we have loved deeply

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The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter,

but he cannot comfort the pain we refuse

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to give and bring into his presence.

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He cannot heal wounds we

continue to hide behind religious

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language or a forced smile

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Many of us has brought God their

songs, but never their sorrow

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The failed marriage they

never recovered from

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The prodigal child they still cry over?

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The dream that never came to pass.

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The disappointment that

quietly changed them

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The loss they buried but

never truly processed

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The Holy Spirit is not asking

you to pretend everything is okay

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He is inviting you to trust him

with the broken places that you

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have kept hidden for far too long

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Because God's comfort is

not found in our pretending.

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It is found in our surrender

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Sometimes the greatest act of

faith is not shouting a praise.

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Sometimes it is sitting in His presence

with tears in our eyes and saying, "Lord

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This hurts

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And that is often where the Holy

Spirit does his deepest work

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Number five

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Your attention, not just your time

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Many believers have learned how to give

God their time, but few have learned

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to truly give to Him their attention.

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Time and attention are not the same thing.

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You can sit in church for

hours and never really listen.

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I know, 'cause I did that for many years.

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Sorry, Pastor

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I can't look over there.

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You can read three chapters of

scripture and never allow a single

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verse to penetrate your heart

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You can pray every day and yet never

slow down long enough to hear His voice

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Acts 28:27 says this

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For the heart of, of hi- of

this people have grown dull.

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Their ears are hard of hearing,

and their eyes, they have closed

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Lest they should see with their eyes and

hear with their ears, lest they should

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understand without, with their hearts

and turn, so that I should heal them

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The prophet Isaiah described

hearts becoming callous.

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We talked about this a few months ago.

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A callus forms when something is

touched over and over and over and

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over again until it loses sensitivity.

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That same thing can happen spiritually

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Prayers can become a routine

instead of a relationship.

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Worship can become a habit

instead of an encounter.

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Bible reading can become another

item on a checklist instead of a

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conversation with the living God.

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We can become so familiar with scripture,

s-spiritual practices that we stop

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expecting God to speak through them.

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But the Holy Spirit is not looking for

a rushed appointment on your calendar.

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He is looking for your attention

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He wants you to linger over a verse

instead of racing through a chapter.

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He wants you to meditate on His

Word, listening, listening during

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a teaching with expectations.

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I've done that sometimes.

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I'll come to church, go through the

motions, help them with the setup,

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sit, and just go through the motion.

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Man, we need to expect.

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Where's our expectation?

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God, what do you have for me

today, specifically for me?

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Not for my neighbor, not

for my in-law, for me.

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Where's that expectation?

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And we have to approach His presence

believing that He still speaks today.

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Attention is a form of honor.

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It says to God, "What you have

to say is important enough for

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me to slow down and listen."

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Sometimes the greatest act of devotion

is not, is not doing more for God,

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but becoming fully present with Him

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Because a heart that is attentive is a

heart that is ready to be transformed

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Number six

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Your willingness to be

changed, not just comforted

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Many people come to God wanting relief.

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They want peace for their troubled minds,

comfort for their wounded hearts, and

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assurance that everything will be okay.

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There is nothing wrong with bringing

those things before the Lord, I must add.

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Absolutely nothing wrong.

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He invites us to cast our burdens

upon Him because He cares for us.

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But there is a difference between

wanting God to make us feel better

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and allowing Him to make us different

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Transformation is another

matter altogether.

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The truth, the truth is that most

people have areas in their lives

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they have quietly marked up with

a sign that says, "Not this room

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We gladly invite God into our

worship, our church attendance,

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and the parts of our lives that are

easily, that are easy to surrender.

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Yet there are hidden places

that have been locked away.

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Perhaps it is bitterness that

we have justified for years.

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Perhaps it is pride that we, that we,

refuse as-- re- when we refuse correction.

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Perhaps it is greed disguised as ambition.

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Perhaps it is secret sin that no

one else sees, or perhaps it's a

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dream, a career, an earth-earthly

pursuit that has slowly taken the

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throne that belongs to Christ alone

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Yet the Holy Spirit does

not force his way in.

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He stands patiently at the door waiting.

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Revelations three twenty

reminded me of this: "Behold,

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I stand at the door and knock.

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If anyone hears my voice and opens

the door, I will come in to him

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and dine with him, and he with me."

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We usually use that as

an ev- evangelical type.

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But listen, notice these words were

written to believers, to a church.

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There were people who allowed God

access to much of their lives while

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still having certain doors closed

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The Holy Spirit did not

come merely to comfort you.

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He came to transform you

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In 2 Corinthians 3:18, we read, "But

we all, with unveiled face, beholding

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as in the mirror the glory of the

Lord, are being transformed into

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the same image from glory to glory,

just as by the Spirit of the Lord."

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This tells us that we are being

transformed into the image of Christ.

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That transformation is

not inst-instantaneous.

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It is a lifelong work.

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It happens room by room, area

by area, surrender by surrender.

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The Holy Spirit will gently put

his hand on places you have been

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avoiding for years and ask, "Will

you trust me with this too?"

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'Cause Jesus is not int- interested

in being a guest in your life.

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He desires to be Lord

over every part of it.

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The rooms you sur- the rooms you

surrender will become the places

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where His healing, freedom, and

holiness is revealed the most.

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Do not settle for relief when

God is offering transformation.

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Open every door, surrender every room,

and allow the Holy Spirit to make you

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look more like Christ every single day

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Number seven

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Your trust when you cannot

see what He is doing

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This may be the greatest gift of all,

trusting God when He seems silent.

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There are seasons in every believer's

life when the Holy Spirit appears quiet.

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Prayer that once flowed

effortly now feels heavy.

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Scripture that once came

alive suddenly feel dry.

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The promises God spoke over our lives

seem delayed, and the very thing you

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believed He was building appears to be

falling apart right before your eyes

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In those moments, many

believers become afraid.

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Some begin to question.

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Some begin to question their faith.

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Others quietly wonder if God

has abandoned them altogether.

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But I tell you this,

silence is not absence

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God has never equated his

silence with his departure.

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Often, he is doing his deepest work

in the places where you could not,

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no longer rely on your feelings

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Isaiah 30:21

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Your ears shall hear a word behind

you saying, "This is the way.

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Walk in it."

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Whenever you turn to the right hand

or whenever you turn to the left.

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Do you notice something

remarkable that hit me?

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The voice comes from behind.

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There are times when God does not

reveal every detail before you move.

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Sometimes He confirms the path

once you only take-- once you

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have taken the first step in faith

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The Holy Spirit often asks us to trust

His heart before we understand His plan.

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That kind of trust says, "Lord

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And this

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In 2011, when I lost my mom

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You gotta understand, my mom was my mom,

my dad, my best friend, my counselor

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So when I lost her, I lost

everything, or I felt like I did.

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Now, I was already a believer

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And it wasn't when I, till I was in my

house by myself during my bereavement

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time off from work, which I hated.

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I wanted to go back to work so

bad 'cause I was alone in the

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house and I was like, "Ah!"

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But this is exactly what I said to him.

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Said, "Lord, I don't

know what you're doing

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I don't understand this season

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I cannot see the outcome, but I

know who you are, and that is enough

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And I tell you, that was

the beginning of my healing

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When I just gave it to him.

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See, real trust is not

developed in comfort.

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It is forged in the dark places.

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It is built in seasons of waiting.

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It is strengthened when every

other support has been removed,

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and all that remains is the

unchanging character of God.

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And that kind of trust is precious to Him.

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More precious than explanations, more

precious than religious performances,

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more precious than the outward appearance

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Because trust declares, "Lord,

I believe you are good even when

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I cannot see your hand at work."

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So I, as I conclude

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What does the Holy Spirit desires of us?

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He desires your stillness when

life is noisy, your honesty when

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your heart is overwhelmed, your

obedience in the small moments, your

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grief instead of hidden pain, your

attention instead of distractions,

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your willingness to be changed,

and your trust when He seems silent

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I've learned that none of these

require extraordinary talent.

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None require a certain personality

or position or spiritual status.

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They simply require surrender

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The willingness to place your entire life

into the hands of the God, of God, who has

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already given himself completely to you.

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And when you do, you will discover that

what was missing was never more activity,

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more striving, or more performance.

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It was a deeper communion

with the Holy Spirit himself.

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Because this walk of ours is not

merely about doing more for God.

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It is about walking so closely with

him that even his silence become

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a place of intimacy, where trust

grows, faith matures, and your soul

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lar-learns that his presence was, has

never left you for a single moment.

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I wanna end with this psalm

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And I'll give you a time to get there.

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Psalm 139, one through 18

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Oh Lord, you have

searched me and known me.

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You know my sitting down and my rising up.

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You understand my thought afar off.

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You comprehend my path and my laying down.

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You are acquainted with all my ways.

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Verse four: And there is

not a word on my tongue.

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But behold, O Lord, you

know it all together.

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You have hedged me behind and

before and laid your hand upon me.

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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.

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It is high, I cannot attain it.

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Where can I go from your Spirit?

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Or where can I flee from your presence?

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Verse eight: If I ascend

into heaven, you are there.

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If I make my bed in hell,

behold, you are there.

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If I take the wings of the morning and

dwell in the uttermost parts of the

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sea, even there your hand shall lead

me, and your right hand shall hold me.

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If I say, "Surely the darkness

shall fall on me," even the

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night shall be light about me.

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Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from

you, but the night shines as the day.

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The darkness and the light

are both alike to you.

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For you ha- you formed my inward parts

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You covered me in my mother's womb.

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I will praise you, for I am

fearfully and wonderfully made.

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Marvelous are your works and

that my soul knows very well.

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Verse 15, "My frame was

not hidden from you.

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When I was made in secret and

skillfully wrought, and skillful-

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skillfully wrought in the lowest

parts of the earth, your eyes saw my

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substance, being yet unformed and in

your book they were all were written.

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The days fashioned for me when

as yet there were none of them.

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How precious also are your

thoughts to me, O God.

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How great is the sum of them.

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If I should count them, hmm, they

shall be more in number than the sands.

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When I awake, I am still with you."

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Thank you everybody.

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That concludes