Something truly and genuinely beautiful is taking place for me. This all has to do with the understanding of God’s Holy Spirit and our own spirit. The idea that spirit is life and flesh is the house for our spirit is just what God originally created. He created man (flesh) and breathed the breath of life into him. This breath of life He breathed into you and me is SPIRIT.

I’ve said this so many times, but it is taking on new meaning of late. My dad use to tell me he needed to kill that spirit of mine. Little did he know that these words were words of Satan himself. This has been Satan’s intent for all mankind. He so wants us to lose contact with spirit so that he can keep us in the bondage of flesh. Matthew 26:41 tells us to “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” I’ve never really understood the depth of meaning for this verse until most recently. God is awakening me to His fuller measure of understanding for spirit.

All of this makes so much more sense now that I am beginning to more fully understand the huge difference between spirit and flesh. The only reason flesh is alive is because of spirit. Flesh is weak, it dies. Spirit is eternal and always will be. Satan tries his best to keep us in our flesh. God is Spirit and He has never seen the sins I’ve done or those done to me since I asked Jesus into my life. Only I have continued to see them. Today I am so free of this old bondage. I can and will live in freedom because of this wonderful understanding of SPIRIT!

I just had to come back to my written journal in this blog recording what has been happening of late. First and foremost, I am a great grandpa! My first great grandchild was born on July 5th. She is a precious little angel named Haven Ann. Her mom is Faith and her dad is Christian. So, Christian and Faith came together and created Haven. There is some kind of spiritual picture here!

For the first time in three years of our counseling ministry I’ve had to delay starting intakes who are seeking help. This greatly troubled me but there just were no openings. In addition to this, one of the counselors had to step aside for a period of time due to his health. A week ago another one of the counselors told me she would be stepping aside the end of August to begin a new ministry God is leading her into. I wasn’t sure what God had to do with all of this, but it sure has left me with some question marks. I’ve talked to our pastor who oversees this ministry for his guidance which at this time is to pray.

This morning my devotional time has reminded that I am to do just what God has asked me to do all along–offer counsel to those I have coming. I can fret all I want about some of this, but He wants me to trust Him. I do trust Him, but, for a moment I needed this reminder.

I love how God works and how He comes along side and brings Light into a dark or dimly lit room. The Light doesn’t illuminate what I was wanting, but it sure illuminated what He wanted me to see–HIM–ALMIGHTY GOD!

Well, I said I might be adding entries along the way and today is one of them. The night before my big day our family all got together for the afternoon/evening. Lots of fun, laughter and joy. Last night Kathy had arranged for a couple of close friends to be here. It was a full counseling day so I didn’t get home until close to 6:00 pm. I BBQ’d steaks Kathy had ready and we enjoyed a nice evening which included much reflection.

This morning I am just filled with emotions of gratitude–quite melancholy. As a little boy I was told so many times by dad that he needed to kill this spirit of mine. I never knew what that meant at the time. In recent years I’ve come to know my spirit and God’s Holy Spirit. Growing them within me so they are my One Spirit has become my daily prayer of surrender. That little boy wanted to please his dad so much but never could find the formula for doing so. Now I know that this wasn’t so much about me as it was about my dad. He had his own issues. Today though, I get to live to please my Heavenly Father who not only gives us The Holy Spirit, He too is SPIRIT. This spirit of mine is alive and joined with God’s Holy Spirit will last for eternity. WOW, what a blessing GOD IS!