Daniel 10:19

” Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed, he said, “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.”

When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.

When it comes to this verse, it highlights the very important factor of faith in receiving courage/strength. As soon as Daniel allowed God to speak to him, that was when he experienced his strength being restored. He had to come to the place where he wasn’t just hearing it, but actually took it to heart. I wanted to share a little bit on the subject of pride and not allowing the Spirit to work.

We should beware of coming to the place of not trusting God, getting in the way of the Spirit’s moving. I would rather have the Spirit’s filling which is described in Acts 1:8. Pride has been shown to go before a fall, as mentioned in Proverbs 16:18. I remember reading in Scripture about it interfering in prayer life, also. So bottom line, we should pay attention to what the Spirit is telling us and to not develop stony hearts…Exodus 7:12,13.

This week I would like to exhort all of us to ask God for the ability to get rid of our pride, and to truly take heed to what He would love to reveal to us. He is worthy to be trusted…He is the way, the truth, and the life, John 14:6. How dare we question what Jesus has promised us. May everyone have a blessed week as they walk closer to Him!