Hebrews 3:7,8 Flowing with the Spirit is not merely a common sense affair, there is nothing common about it. Most people are not flowing with the Spirit. Most are not in tune with the Spirit. It is far from common. It is not an intellectual affair, it is a Spirit affair that requires sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, confidence in knowing the Holy Spirit communicates and being aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. To flow with the Spirit of God is to have a heart that picks up the Spirit's inspiration and direction. A circumcised heart will do so. Romans 2:28,29 The enemy wants us to have hardened hearts so that we will not be sensitive to the Spirit. A hardened heart is a heart of stone. It is a heart the Spirit cannot work with, it is a heart the Spirit cannot use or communicate with. God is willing to work on our hearts if we allow Him. Ezekiel 36:26,27 A heart of flesh is the type heart God wants us to have. It is the kind of heart that can receive from the Lor...

 John 7:38 Our text passage reads about the living water that flows out of the heart/belly of the believer . This living water is the Holy Spirit. Certain words stand out in that text- heart, flow, and living water. Our heart is very crucial to spiritual matters, even our salvation Romans 10:9 The heart is likened to a storage unit, the things of life are stored in our hearts. Information, facts, and memories we gather are stored in our hearts. Proverbs 4:23 What we store in our heart determines what we can give the Holy Spirit to work with. Store the word of God in your heart. The Holy Spirit works with our hearts. It is interesting to note many of the things used to describe the Holy Spirit are elements/creation  that move or can be made to move. Anything that flows is not static, that which flows is that which moves. Wind, oil, water, rivers, fire and a dove are some of the representations of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. Let's explore them. Wind- the direction of the wind ...

  Matthew 2:1-12 It was God who connected the Magi (wise men) to Jesus. God did it in the most unusual way, He used a bright and glorious Star to lead the wise men (Magi) to where Jesus was over a two year journey. God is not a usual god and He does unusual things. That Jesus may be blessed the heaven led the wise men who had gifts for Jesus to where young Jesus was. God can do anything to connect you to your blessing, and He can use anyone He chooses to bless you. It was God who connected Ruth to Boaz for marriage through Naomi's guidance. Ruth ended up marrying the richest and most eligible bachelor in the land through God's connection at work motivated by Naomi's instruction. Ruth 3:1-18 Ruth was rewarded for her goodness to her mother in-law Naomi, and her decision to serve the true God alongside Naomi. Ruth 1:16 It was God who connected Rebecca to Isaac by a divine orchestration that involved several players. Genesis 24:1-67 God is the God who connects and He knows how...

 Genesis 24:1-62 The story from our text passage is a wonderful story of how God brought about a marital union through God's divine orchestration. This story is evidence that God is truly a God who rules in the affairs of men. Daniel 4:7 While our text passage is about a miracle marriage coming to life, it shows deeper things about God's ability and how God works. We see that God connects, God orchestrates, and God directs. Psalm 37:23 The God who connected Isaac and Rebecca despite being in distant geographical locations, strangers to one another, with no previous intention of meeting and getting married is the same God who can connect people together for business, ministry, academics, and career purposes. For the sake of God's kingdom purposes and assignments God connects people together. God knows those you should do life with, God knows those who matter to your life and destiny, God knows those you should influence, those who should mentor you, and He knows how to conne...

 Colossians 4:2 Prayer is of God. The Spirit that inspires you to pray is the Spirit of God. Romans 8:26 The Spirit of God is light, the kingdom of God is light, the children of God are light, the church of God is a city of light. We are from a kingdom and camp of light. Colossians 1:13 People of the kingdom pray, people of the light pray. Prayer is light for everything we do in the kingdom is done in light. 1 Peter 2:9 When we pray according to God's will we are piercing the darkness spiritually. Prayer helps us push back the darkness. Prayer brings us before God, in God's presence we draw grace from the One who sits on the throne of grace. Your prayer time is your audience with God. Don't joke with your personal prayer time, spend quality time with God through prayer. God is Light, prayer brings us before the Light. When we come before the Light, light rubs off on us. In God who is Light we receive light to function in the darkness of this world. Hebrews 4:16 Prayer stren...