Keeping the Flow in Your Life

John Belt
John Belt

I’ve been dealing a lot with breakthrough, spiritual clogs and the waters of God’s Presence lately. ?It just seems to be the subject the Lord keeps hitting on. ?In a previous article, “Breakthrough: The Outburst of His Waters” we talked about how God uses fasting to bring us to a place of breakthrough, awakening and sensitivity to His Spirit. Then another article last week about “Portals, Breakthrough and Sounds of Refreshing“. God wants His people free to live in His Presence. ?Did you know that He is jealous for us? ?He does not want any other gods in our lives, but that He would be our infatuation and desire. ?Here is another article dealing with spiritual clogs and the ways God has given us to walk in the fullness of?His Presence.
 

Keeping the Flow In Your Life


When there are clogs in your spiritual drain it causes stagnancy.
?If the water of God’s Presence is not flowing there could be a blockage making our spiritual waters dirty over time. ?It is important that we are able to recognize clogs and the things that clog quickly, seeing with the eyes of revelation.? The thing is, if we are not accustomed to experience the flow of God’s Presence in our lives then it will be much harder to recognize when things are not as they should be.? If oppression is what you are used to then spiritual clogs may not be obvious.? On the other hand, when a breakthrough does come you will notice that because there will be a fresh flow of God’s Presence that you’ve not previously experienced.

 
Judges 16:18-21
“When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, ?Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart.? So the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand. Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. And she said, ?The Philistines are upon you, Samson!? So he awoke from his sleep, and said, ?I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!? But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.”
 
Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.”
God wants us to live our lives without compromise.? It is interesting in?this story of Samson that the very first thing the enemy wants to do is take out Samson’s eyes.? Did you know that he does the same thing we people compromise in sin? We need to live clean from the dirt and filth of the world.
 
1 John 2:15-17
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world?the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life?is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”


That is the kind of stuff that clogs our spiritual drain.? When we have a flow of communion with God in our lives there is a freshness and flow of the Holy Spirit that is tangible. (2 Cor. 13:14) Living in the reality of His Presence enables us to see the sin and compromise that clogs things up.
Knowing how to break through those clogs is important as well.? We have to use humility, spiritual weapons and tools to break open hindrances that stop the flow of God’s Presence.? It’s all about keeping the flow.? God has created us to live in the river of living waters.? Repentance from sin, renouncing darkness, asking for cleansing and casting off the oppression of the enemy are all legitimate ways that we can open up the flow of God’s Spirit in our lives.
 
1 John 1:8-9
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 
But is not always a sin related issue, but sometimes just? because you were exposed to a oppressive atmosphere in a place or person. When this happens give yourself in worship to God and ask Him to wash you in the river of His Presence.? Ask for cleansing through the blood of Jesus.? I wrote a song a long time ago that goes like this:
“By Your blood and Your Spirit come and dwell within us.
You are welcome? come within us.
We are holy habitations of Your Presence.”

 
Don’t you think God will answer that prayer?? He wants us to live in His reality more than we do. Our hearts desire is central to keeping this flow of the Spirit in our lives.? We have to want to live experientially with God.? It cannot be enough to just “know” some things.? There needs to be a desire to experience God and know that you have something real to share with others.? It is the fire of our desire that drives us to pursue God at a higher level of commitment, consecration and dedication.
Isaiah 55:5
“Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.”

 
Tenacity with God is valuable. This is the attitude that says, “I will not let go until you bless me!” (Genesis 32:26-28)? If we don’t have this mindset we will settle for less.? God does not want us to be soft, but diligent, determined and even somewhat demanding.

Psalm 77:6
“I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart,
And my spirit makes diligent search.”

 
Faith pleases God.? He is looking for someone to believe.? He will deal with the rest of the quirks in our lives.? He wants to see some faith!? This kind of determination will cause breakthroughs to occur in our lives and keep the river of His Presence flowing.

3 thoughts on “Keeping the Flow in Your Life”

  1. Thank you for posting this I have been in a spiritual dryness for several years after losing my son to cancer. I so long for the closeness and intimacy I had with Jesus before his death. Some of it is depression from husband not following Lord and gone back to old ways. King David’s psalms help me. Even though I don’t feel him he is still with me and hears my cry. Please pray I receive a refreshing infusion of his Spirit. God Bless

  2. Excellent insight on breakthrough. Thank you for sharing! The key phrase to me was “it’s about keeping the flow going.” My son is a plumber so I am somewhat familiar with “plumbing language” and I really understand your point. The living waters of His Spirit will definitely keep us unclogged and unhindered as they flow out of us to others. I love your articles and music! May your day be filled with His flowing Presence in a tangible way!!

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