Whining Stops & Worship Begins!

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Being convicited by the Holy Ghost surely isn't an easy process, but I thank God when we do still feel conviction. If we are no longer feeling conviction, that's when we sure need to be concerned. That convicting power of the Holy Ghost is what helps us keep growing and moving forward in God. Even when it hurts. The pruning process is never meant to be pain free, but prettiness comes from it. Blooming and beauty are results after the needed pruning. Pruning produces growth.

I'll never forgot a time in my life when I heard loud and clearly, after my months of nothing but whining, folded arms during church services of refusing to worship while being a mess of tears and living in the offense... when the Holy Spirit pricked my heart and the Lord spoke to me, "Are you going to worship or are you going to whine"?! Are you going to trust Me to be your problem solver or are you going to keep whining about it. Are you going to worship me in spirit and in truth until the peace comes or are you going to keep whining and walking in the being offended mode! Are you going to worship Me and move forward so I continue using you for My namesake & growing you or are you going to whine and stay put and become stagnant in your walk with Me?"

Well, I didn't like that one bit. I started to become puffed up, but then I felt that nudge to lift my arms and begin to worship. My attitude changed and my focus shifted to where it needed to be; trusting the ONE to bring me through. Sometimes hard truth is what I need to shake myself out of the rut of despair, the cycle of staying in past offense, etc. 

P.S. God is still working on me! But when that whining stops and that worship begins my mindset totally changes and I feel like I'm living again! ♥️🙌

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