Bible In A Year - Day 9

Today i read Matthew 7 and Genesis 23,24

Matthew 7...well i practically highlighted the whole chapter loool! but im just going to zone in on the things that jumped out at me the most, since its the 21 days this is very applicable for this moment in time, take note!

'7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.'


you have probably been wondering why you havent received yet, 21 days turned into 42 and it seems as if you are getting no where...ok lets address this first and most obvious of all, your probably not delivered yet, theres still something inside of you that is taking the place of where the Holy Spirit should be..could be grudges, hatred, anger, jealousy..etc. another obvious answer is that you havent stopped doing what you shouldnt be doing, your still sleeping around, smoking etc.
so now onto the not so obvious, you may be thinking...but i stopped all those things, and i am delivered so why am i not receiving? could be many reasons, your letting those doubts telling you that you cant receive take over, telling you your not good enough, not worthy, that its not real. Yes we are not worthy but our FAITH makes us! you may not be receiving because your waiting for a feeling or for something amazing to happen! it doesnt work like that. Receiving the Holy Spirit is purely by faith, no emotion, the only feeling will most likely be overwhelming joy and happiness, maybe not even that, these days i hardly feel the Holy Spirit but its by my faith and belief that He is coming upon me.
Now the final reason (this was mine) for why you may not be receiving..you dont BELIEVE, not just necessarily in the Holy Spirit but in YOURSELF.
this is the mistake i made, i didnt believe in MYSELF despite becoming a head of clan...being used more, i didnt believe that what i was doing was making any difference in the Work of God, that it was just ordinary, people would say  'shes the 5% that makes the difference' and in my head i thought 'but im not doing anything special' why would God give me His Spirit to do more in His work, if i didnt believe what i was doing made any difference in peoples lives? Say i still had that problem now...i didnt believe that when i laid my hands on people they would be free, or they would be healed, if i didnt believe in myself, that God could use me to make that difference do u think i would still be here? do you think God would keep me in this position? NO lol! how can you say you believe in God but you dont even believe in yourself! how can you believe in something you cant see but dont even believe in your own SELF doesnt make much sense does it?
Ok so after this, i believed i could receive and i got the Holy Spirit....but even still after i didnt believe in myself! oh my this caused such blockages...i went through fire with doubts that i could have left at any moment it was only the Spirit of God keeping me there. it wasnt until someone told me what im telling you now that i got renewed and the doubts stopped, the full confirmation of His Spirit was there and i was able to be used...today im an assistant! and can you imagine if i still thought in that way i would have been stuck friends!


So if your seeking, and you check all the boxes, your not doing anything wrong, your clean inside, you believe you can receive.....then look do you believe in yourself? do you believe that God can use YOU to do great things? if not CHANGE this mentality, and by your faith you will be made worthy and you will surely receive, do not allowed yourself to be your own blockage in receiving the Holy Spirit :)


God Bless.