I think the journey is still on pause, not that I’m doing nothing, but God is wanting to solidify some fundamental Spirit Kingdom facts.  I’ve already hit upon many days worth of new creation items.  However, in order to live fully in this new creation I have to let go of some character defects I’ve had.  Another one of these defects were pointed out today.

Christ lives in us–our heart is His throne.  The Holy Spirit is now within us to empower us as we surrender to Him.  I’ve known this most of my life but have hugely questioned its strength in me.  I realize “His still small voice” is reference to The Holy Spirit’s voice in us because of I Kings 19:11-13 where God spoke to Elijah in a still small voice after an earthquake and fire.  I think most of us, if not all of us, know this voice.  Man calls it the voice of our conscious.  Now the truth for me–I’ve always thought this was a weakness of God.  This still small voice did give good advice, but it never stopped the abuse of my past and it doesn’t stop the abuse that continuously takes place throughout the world.  I’ve wrestled with this my entire life.  Today, I asked God why His Holy Spirit’s voice is ALWAYS a still small one?  His response was immediate.  He asked me to recall what He gave to man at the time of creation–CHOICE.  His still small voice is always present to give us the guidance of His Kingdom, but He will never interfere with our ability to choose the message of this voice or the one from our own selfishness.

Once this message was clearly in my mind I could immediately see the STRENGTH which is right behind the message of the still small voice.  The voice is small so it doesn’t interfere with choice, but if we choose to follow the message of the voice, the power of Heaven is kicked into gear!  Wow, I love the mental picture I see as I meditate on this.  When I lived in the old self who was abused and beat down, The Holy Spirit was dis-empowered and weak.  I could rarely rely on any strength from the message.  I’ve spent most of my life here.  However, today, as I live in this new creation God has given me, I have this growing awareness of the real TRUTH behind “this still small voice”.  I’m so glad God never gives up on us (me)!