Hi all...I just want to add something about obeying God...Thursday just gone i was booked to go see my son in prison, i had been feeling quiet unwell and really drained of energy due to having type 2 diabetes, it can make you feel like that , anyway i had a headache that just would not leave me and i prayed to God to lift this from me if it was His will...Thursday morning and i woke up with just enough time to get ready and out the door, but in my mind what i really wanted to do was ring the prison and cancel the visit and dive back into bed, but God had other plans for me...Ii went out the door and caught two trains to get to prison, plus a good half hour walk to get from station to prison gates, the trains came right on time, i bought some lunch and sat in the park on a bench and enjoyed my lunch with our Lord...I was telling Him how ill i felt and He was reasurring me that all will be fine, i even had an attack of heart palpatations, but i called on Jesus and they stopped in their track, i finished my lunch and arrived at the prison and had to sit waiting for another half hour before entering the prison gates it self...The crowds were loades with children , people talking in loud voices, i just wanted to run home, but the Lord was with me...
I stood outside the visitors hall with no air condition, it was hot and clamy, i remembered Jjesus saying to visit those in prison, i wanted to obey Him and not give in to my own needs...My patience was really tested that moment i was standing for the doors to open, and when they did it was worth every minute...I saw my new born again son for the first time in a year, no longer the criminal that once was, but now a new creation in Christ...We talked about serving the Lord, and He told me about his walk, we both parted with a prayer to God to give thanks for that beautiful time...
On the way home i had to stop at the bathroom, i was feeling unwell, i was afraid i would miss my train, i had the Lords peace in me and i knew i would be fine...I got home and fell into bed, but when i looked back over the day, the Lord led me, I obeyed Him every inch through my suffering, it was all about Him, and i guess what i am trying to say is If we do not obey God and do His will, then it is fruitless, the day He had blessed my son and me with would never of happened, God reminded me through out my stuggle that day that I Can do ALL things through Him who strengthens me PRAISE the Lord...I could of ignored the Holy Spirit and cancelled that day, only God got me through, obedience is a must if we are to follow Jesus, if i did not abide in Him that day, it would feel to me as if i was not living in Him, i do know that works is part of our Salvation, i can boast of nothing from myself, when the Holy Spirit is working in you, we must obey, is it not part of the calling on our life...
Why are we given test and trials if we are not to work through them, are we not proving ourselves to God that we are Faithful and true to Him when we abide to His calling...I believe if i had chose to ignore Gods calling on me that day, then James would be right in saying to me " Faith without works is dead "...