Mark 13:11, “But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.”
How many times do we speak for ourselves and fail instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to speak on our behalf? Once I received a traffic ticket that was going to cost me over $400. I was able to talk the ticket down to $75 myself, but at the time I couldn’t even afford that. So I went back to court the following month. This time a little wisdom kicked in. As I was driving on the highway towards Traffic Court I began to pray. Now I had prayed before the 1st court hearing but I didn’t allow our Father to fully answer the prayer. I took matters into my own mouth, meaning I allowed my flesh to lead. This time I prayed and I asked Holy Spirit what to say when I got before the judge. I was told clearly what to say to the judge. So I’m at court and the judge seems to be of good nature. That was… before a lady goes before her and asks a question in which she was told, “No” and proceeded to ask the same question at least 12 times. I could see the judge getting angry now and I prayed that my name wasn’t called until she had cooled down. That didn’t happen. There was only 1 person called before me, but as I came forth I became empowered by Holy Spirit. I asked for an even further reduction and the judge flat out told me that the fee was as low as it could go. So I then told her what Holy Spirit had told me to say. “Your Honor, it’s like squeezing a sponge that you didn’t get wet. There’s nothing to come out.” The next thing I knew the courtroom was filled with the judge’s laughter! She began shuffling paper and asked me if I could pay $25 to which I said, “Yes Maam. I have $10 on me now and I will pay the additional $15 next month.” This judge then told me that she didn’t want to take my last $10, but I assured her that I could pay it. From over $400 to $25, just because the Holy Spirit said so! You don’t know how many people asked me how I got her to go so low on the fine and I gave each one of them my testimony. The problem is that most of us have trouble telling our flesh to shut up. In fact, you might even think saying “shut up” is rude. It’s not. In fact we need to make it a daily affirmation. “Shut up flesh!” If we would do this then Holy Spirit would not have to fight our flesh to help us. But know this, just because you didn’t consult Holy Spirit doesn’t mean that you won’t find some success, but if you want the true victory you are going to have to shut your flesh down so that Holy Spirit can speak and take the lead. It is only then that we become true victors. Be blessed! Evangelist Cheryl Davies (www.fearnotministries.com) #sharingiscaring #JesusisLord
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