2/28/09…At times I experience promptings by the Holy Spirit. These are urges that do not leave me alone. Sometimes they appear in thought during prayer time, sometimes they do not, but one thing is for sure, they are unmistakable. At times it requires immediate action and it is up to me to follow or the opportunity will be missed. At other times it is a consistent tugging thought that simply will not leave me alone. And what I notice is when the moment comes to act and I do not, then the thought leaves and I miss the opportunity. However, if there is something God really, really, wants of me, or to show me, at times He will not let the Holy Spirit give up on me. It is odd and I laugh about this, but sometimes I give in just so the Holy Spirit will leave me alone.
Sometimes the promptings are to do a good deed for someone. Sometimes it is to reveal to me a small portion of a plan God has in store. At other times it is to teach me obedience, trust, or faith. Without question, every time I follow through with a prompting I feel an emotion of rest, peace, joy, relief, and sometimes a combination of all these. It seems as long as my intent is pure, as in not doing it for myself, then the result usually connects, sometimes in ways I never could have imagined.
I am also finding out that God takes His time. Yes there are some exceptions, but in general He gives me time to follow. Generally it is not an all or nothing deal. In general, He will place the prompting there early on, and then lets events come together so I see His undeniable hand in the prompting. As I say, sometimes the promptings require immediate action and so this is a different test from Him, but most of the time it is a gradual revealing of something that is of Him. At the point a decision is to be made, the decision presents itself, and I know He is in it so I proceed.
