Spirit-filled Life

"Draw near to God and he WILL draw near to you." James 4:8

I wrote that late last night. Probably one of my new favorite verses given recent events. Which I will explain here if not for any other reason than to give glory to God and to remember today forever.

First of all, it was already a great day. I spent the day with my good pal Catie who had just gotten back from Ecuador. It was nice to just chill and practice my spanish a bit. I knew once she left I was going to be a total bum the rest of the day, and sure enough, once she left, I came back to my room and wanted to crash. But before I was going to, I wanted to get in a bit of time with THE greatest friend EVER-- Jesus.

So there I was, just sifting through the word, annnd....

BAM. The most uncontrollable laughter I've ever experienced in my life. At first I just assumed it was my extreme slumber that was making me laugh hysterically. But this wasn't a laughter like any other. It's kind of impossible to explain. All I know is, this was a laughing attack from the Holy Spirit himself. I found myself pacing the room, not being able to form any coherent words, let alone sentences, just grinning from ear to ear and chuckling at, well, nothing.

And it....was....AWESOME. I think the funniest part of the whole thing was that I couldn't help but wonder what people would think if they had seen me. I mean, I'm thinking it would have been an immediate admittance into the psych ward for me.

So... coincidence that I had written that verse the night before? I don't really think so. I'd actually forgotten about it for a while. And I mean, I believed it was true, but man. It's TRUE.

The other verse that came to mind was the one in 2 Corinthians 5:13 which reads"

"For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right
mind, it is for you."

Mmmhmmm. That pretty much sums up how I was feeling. I've never experienced the Holy Spirit in such a tangible way. My insides are still groaning for the things of the Spirit. The feeling hasn't left me, even six hours later. I have never been more aware of the Lord in my entire life.

I literally felt as though God was more or less saying to me "Yes, I love you that much."

This is the beginning of amazing things. Taste and see that the Lord is good? Oh, I think I have.

"Jehova esta en medio de ti, poderoso, el salvara; se gozara sobre ti con
alegría; callara con amor; regocijara sobre ti con canciones."

"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will
rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will
exult over you with loud singing." Zephaniah 3:17



Awaken hearts Lord. Glory to you and you alone.

Courtney