“In other words, given the yielding of the nerve center and the active release of the Spirit of God in a man’s / woman’s life, a radical reorientation became possible. This was indeed assumed to be the essential meaning of the experience of commitment itself.” p. 25
Disciplines of the Spirit by Howard Thurman
Zechariah 4:6
He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Commitment. Yes, commitment.
To do a thing you have to commit yourself fully to that thing and embrace the possibility of success.
It isn’t the fear of failure that hold us back but rather what happens if I actually do this thing.
We then get caught up on how I am going to do this. Here is the good news you don’t have to do it.
All you have do is commit to the doing of that thing that God is calling you to do and then take the next faithful step.
When you yield to that which God is calling you to do God will give the power, the will and the way. We spend too much time trying to plan and figure out everything from start to finish.
All God calls you to do is to heed the call to start. After you start and begin on your way you will see what is next. The Spirit of God will act like a Holy Ghost GPS and guide you
As you do the work, the work will speak to you, guide you and show you the way.
Yield to spirit. It is not by might, nor power, nor your great plan but rather it is by God’s spirit.
Commit to that thing! Commit to starting that project, that book, that new body of work, that trip, that documentary, that vlog, that blog! Commit to that thing that is calling you.
You have soul power and you will get it done if you will only start and yield to the power of the Spirit of God which lives inside of you.
Blessings,
Ralph Basui Watkins
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