HIMPower Magazine HimPower October 2017 | Página 10

FOR YOUR INSPIRATION God’s Times and Seasons by Evangelist Uche V ery early in my journey of faith, our Lord communicated to me the importance of keeping a journal of what He communicates to me. The reason for this is when we write down what we receive from Him, as well as watch and wait with and through Him, it becomes plain to us by His Spirit. Often we are given the pieces of a puzzle to a picture (and seldom in chronological order). As we are trained to watch and wait with Him a pat- tern will emerge. What types of words and pictures do we generally associate with the seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter? For 10  HimPower October 2017 example, when we hear the season spring, we associate the following words for this season: awakening, delight, hope, renewal, thriving, flourishing, refreshing, joy, birth, new beginnings, and on the list goes. If this is a recurring theme that we have noted whilst journaling, we then pray about it and give this to the Holy Spirit to confirm what is from Him and what is not from Him. We wait for the Holy Spirit to guide and counsel us as to where each piece should go; and as He does this with confirmations in His appointed time, He will provide us with His understanding, context and perspective. And this requires practice and persistence