Happy New year!

Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Welcome to the year 2019, we thank God for the privilege to be alive. It’s my prayer that we would continue to grow in our relationship with Him and be transformed more and more into His likeness.

Yesterday during my quiet time, the Holy Spirit dropped a word in my spirit– The Kingdom of God is…  righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. I let it sink in, even though it’s a word I’m familiar with. I was hoping that during the day, the word would continue to unfold and I would gain clarity as to what He is pointing at.

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After I rounded up my quiet time, I went to my room to take my bath and get ready for work. I discovered that the tap was not running, I went to the children’s bathroom and it was same.

I asked the housekeeper if she had pumped water to the tank the previous day and she said yes. Then I knew something was fishy, there must be a leaking tap somewhere. On getting to the guest room downstairs, while looking for the leaking tap, I found out that the place was flooded with water, the valve in the toilet tank was faulty and water had leaked out – a full overhead tank of water!

Already I was beginning to get upset, because I was running late for work, and I had planned to leave the house early enough to beat traffic and get to the office on time. Amid this chaos, the word the Holy Spirit dropped in my spirit rose up within me – The Kindgom of God is… righteousness, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit. I chose by His enabling grace to align my emotions with the word of God. Thank God for the comfort of the spirit. I remained calm and my hubby found the central lock and turned it off, the water stopped leaking. We were able to pump water again into the overhead tank and I got to the office in good time.

In this I learnt that in whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, we must remember that the kingdom of God is within us and the Holy Spirit who lives in us is always there to help us overcome every negative emotion or reaction if we would yield to Him and His promptings, allowing the peace that flows from Him (…Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit) to permeate our soul. His grace is sufficient for us.

PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I thank you for our indwelling Spirit, help me to always respond rightly in every situation or circumstance I find myself that my life will reflect your glory. In Jesus Name. Amen.