The Spirit Cycle

Her eyes spoke more words than her mouth did when she asked me to pray for her. After finding a lump, my sweet friend became greatly fearful of the next steps that must follow. I assured her that I would indeed bang on the doors of heaven’s throne room and plead her case. But I took a moment to assure her that God already knew the outcome and not everything is as it appears to be. Take the next step, then the step after that one. All we can do is take one tedious step at a time.

The Sovereignty of God is the biblical teaching that all things are under God’s rule and control, and that nothing happens without His direction or permission. And the sovereignty of God isn’t something we can even attempt to “figure out”. Resting in the sovereignty of God requires great faith that I believe comes from a pattern set in motion by the Holy Spirit:

Submission leads to obedience. Obedience leads to contentment. Contentment leads to joy. And the joy of The Lord is our strength. Our ability to stand in His strength gives us great faith and brings us back to submission in order to make our righteousness complete.

1 Chronicles 29:11-12, Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. Wealth and honour come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.

The Spirit Cycle. The pattern of the Holy Spirit through the workings and intimacies of being made holy- set apart for God.

To trust and find rest in God’s sovereignty, and gain in abundance great faith, one must have a meaningful personal relationship with Christ. Jesus is the gift and giver of all hope. Holding onto great faith can prove to be difficult when we deeply desire to control all that is around us for having control gives us a false sense of security. Especially when we rely upon people or things that are guaranteed to fail us. And us fail them.

I believe that God still heals today for he is the Great Healer after all. But before he heals our physical bodies, he may desire to heal something within our heart and soul first. Something that may be holding us back from submission, obedience, contentment, and joy. Whether or not we see healing physically, we must be firm in our faith. If we open our eyes when pressing into Jesus, we can witness the healing within our soul that is preparing us for an eternity with Him.

Father, you are the giver of all hope. Whatever it is that may be holding us back, may we press into Jesus so that the Holy Spirit can set forth the pattern that brings great healing. And great faith. In Jesus name, Amen.

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