Engaging with the Holy Spirit - Rob Sherwin

On Sunday we talked about actively engaging the Holy Spirit in every situation and not leaning on our own perspective, because according to Isaiah 11v 2 He is the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

This week in work we faced a situation of being unjustly undermined by a competitor trying to take a key customer from us. The natural thing to do was to fight and confront the injustice, but instead we asked the Holy Spirit to guide us through the situation, as He had the correct and complete perspective of the situation, He sees everything at play. He was also able to guide us in Wisdom and give timely counsel. Then Finally He has the power to change things and it is simply just right to honour Him first in all our ways.

So we did this and the course of events were remarkable, as was the outcome. The threat disappeared like the mist, we gained important commercial advantage and we were able to resolve long standing challenges for the customer, which simply strengthened our relationship with them. I was simply amazed at how the Holy Spirit helped us, and I am so thankful to Him. Whatever you are facing today, the Holy Spirit living in you is the same Spirit who’s attributes of interaction are described in Isaiah 11v2.

I encourage you to engage Him first this week in every situation, just by asking Him to be involved, and then having a willingness to do it His way, and I look forward to hearing your testimonies! Have a great week!