Daily writing prompt

What makes you feel nostalgic?

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The fact that a book written over a period of about 1,500 years by dozens of citizens of a small ancient country made up of the descendants of Egyptian slaves (that was conquered and destroyed several times) is the world’s bestselling and most read book of all time is truly amazing. Reading the Bible with an open humble heart makes me nostalgic about what I see in its pages. I long to experience more and more of God’s reality and presence in the present.

As human beings we can train ourselves to be always sensitive to what the Holy Spirit is saying and doing in our body, mind, soul, and spirit. Then we can move beyond nostalgia and be God’s wind chimes that announce His presence.

Don’t just go
With the times.
Be the wind chimes
Willing to move
With God’s Spirit
And to prove
And demonstrate
His presence.

Let go and
Let God’s Spirit
Freely flow
From within you.
Then you will know
The reality
Of “Christ in you,
the hope of glory.”

People who train themselves
To obey God’s Spirit
Spend their life flowing
The way the He’s going.
They let Christ be their guide.
Instead of rowing
Against His tide,
They’re always growing
Under His direction.
Romans 8:14.

Flow with Christ
Within you,
Not with the sin
You want to do.

Christ in you isn’t supposed to be an occasional drip or even a trickle. Let Jesus rise up within you (body, soul, and spirit) as rivers of living water. Let your heart perpetually overflow with the love of Jesus (no holding back) so you can unceasingly sense His presence and savor His peace. Train yourself to rely on the flow of the Holy Spirit throughout each day and to stir up and release His gifts from within you.

Keep your heart unblocked so Christ’s rivers can freely flow day and night. Make your life a river where the presence of Jesus is always flowing through you, not a dried-up gulley where Jesus rarely flows. Let Christ in you ceaselessly carry you along with His flow. “Quench not the Spirit.”

Christianity isn’t about human analysis. It’s about a supernatural spring of living water that never stops welling up from within.

If you won’t keep flowing with God’s Spirit your faith will stagnate. Nothing gets stale when the Holy Spirit is allowed to flow, however, if you ignore Christ’s inner flow, you’ll be swept along by your feelings and desires.

Get caught up in Christ’s current! Love Jesus, not money. Love Jesus, not your pride. Love Jesus, not stuff. Love Jesus, not your feelings and desires. Love Jesus, not entertainment. Love Jesus, not your opinions.