I went to see my prayer warrior Lois yesterday morning. Even though I’d written in yesterday’s blog that I had surrendered to God the young man’s need knowing I was not the healer, God is. Even knowing this I was still troubled. As I was talking this through with Lois, there were three things which she said I needed to write down connecting to the turmoil within me. First, this young man is very passionate about wanting to serve God well. So item number one was: “Have you surrendered your passion?” Who is determining what the outcome of passion in work should look like?

The second item ties to number one. This question is: “Are you trying to do the work of God’s Holy Spirit in addition to what your part is?” It is so easy to want to complete a work assignment like work would be completed if one is working with objects that don’t have a mind of their own.

The third one is: “Do you see where your assignment ends and one’s TRUST in The Holy Spirit begins?” In the biography of Mother Teresa, there is a story told to demonstrate her devout trust. Her relationship with God and obeying His nudges through God’s Holy Spirit within her seemed completely understood and obedient. Her confidence in God’s Holy Spirit demonstrated her passion and trust in their relationship. She knew to do her part and was confident that God would do His part. She had grown in her relationship to not only trust, but to know when her part was done.

All of this has been a wonderful learning experience for me. I heard God’s Spirit this morning reminding me to keep my eyes and ears onto Him. It is good to know what Mother Teresa did, but my relationship with God isn’t hers, He wants it to be His and mine.