"We have to keep letting go, and slowly, but surely, the great full life of God will invade us, penetrating every part. Then Jesus will have complete and effective dominion in us, and people will take notice that we have been with Him."
“My Utmost for His Highest, Updated Edition" by Oswald Chambers
If I
had read the above quote a month ago, I would have closed my heart to the
words. The last seven months have been
very dark. Through circumstances that I
will get into later, I had so much built up anger and resentment towards God.
Yet, He never left my side.
It
was only a few weeks ago when I was with a friend, that I started to slowly
come into the light and realize that I needed to let go of that resentment. My friend said that the darkness I felt was from
the devil, and I had to have Jesus help me get that devil out of my life.
“Submit
yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7
(NLT)
At
first, I couldn’t do it. It was that
dark in my soul and my heart. She
started to pray and all the sudden I let out a loud voice, “In Jesus name,
devil flee from me.” I had to let go of
the anger and resentment towards God. I
had to. It was killing me.
It
didn’t just suddenly disappear right after that prayer. Yes, I immediately felt
the pressure that had been on my chest disappear. Yes, I can say that I let it all go, but
there is a moment in each day since, that I realize I have picked it back up.
Every
day I must have my connection with Jesus. Every day, I must keep letting go of
what is not from God. For you see, I am
now, where I want the great full life of God to invade me completely and
totally. Where there was darkness, I
want the light to shine. Where there was
hate, I want love.
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| Photo by Rene Böhmer on Unsplash |
Only
Light can drive out darkness.
This
month, our prayer is about what is next after letting go. The next step is what Oswald Chambers
said. Every day, keep letting go. Every day, and eventually, God will invade us
completely.
Dear
Poppa God,
Thank
you for your light shining on us. Thank
you that every day we can let go of those things that are not of you. Please invade us with your presence, Poppa
God. May each of us get to the point
that people notice that we have been with you.
In
Jesus Name
Amen
Laura
Maxson