John 14; 8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”It should actually be rewritten you know, state "Yola said". I was one who always had questions. I didn't doubt God's existence, no;I just never knew Him.I was like Philip,he had lived,walked with Jesus but he needed more proof, more tangible proof.I had lived with my parents who are pastors all my life,I had gone to church,prayed,read my Bible but not once did it feel like He was present or He was mine.
John 14:10 "Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works"
Until He challenged me that is... When He gave me His fullness,His whole being,until he made me a believer.
See God doesn't work in mysterious ways, He works with a willing heart. He is more than able to meet our needs,satisfy our desires,to be a father. We just need to remove the walls we build and get rid of unbelief and doubt.
We can play the blame game for all eternity. You know the one where "it's God's fault" but just as one studies in psychology,methods of displacement don't heal a soul,they just bandage them for a while. It got to a point where I let my guard down, where I was hungry for Him, where I wanted to feel Him,touch Him. You know it says in 1Corinthians 6:19 "Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself," Succumbing to the call of the Master is so easy and once that's done He knows you're ready for the REAL Him. He welcomes you with gifts John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said" The supernatural helper makes His home in us. We are given an unfair advantage to you, out of this world abilities, I am still in awe. See when God spoke to me, I was ready. He opened up His flood gates and poured out everything from on high. He made me cry,laugh,sing,dance. I held His face and burst into tears because His glory was too real.
I serve a living God who has taught me that above all else love is amazing. Love pushes you closer to the good things in life. Love makes it easy for you to give like He did in John 3:16. Love makes it easy for you to pray for other people even if you're experiencing hard times, an above self mentality.One who gives me the ability to prophesy, to speak in tongues, to stand before Him boldly. I can;t even begin to express just how AUTHENTIC my relationship is with Him.
I asked and I received. Like He did with Philip,He gave me answers.
Dare to Believe.
Ayoola Mè
