God works in you. Let Him!

Philippians 2:13

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

John 5:17,19-20

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

Col 1:26-29

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

1Thessalonians 2:13 

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

God clearly wants us to know that He both can and will work in us to accomplish His will. The only thing that can ever stop God from doing what He desires to do is our believing. God is such a gentleman that he limited himself. He gave us freedom of will. What God freely gives by grace He never takes away. We always have and always will have the freedom to choose what we want to do. This includes the ability to choose whether or not we are going to do His will.

God's will is perfect, so why would anyone ever not want to do His will? Well, as much as God desires to work within us, the adversary wants us to not let Him. The adversary will do whatever he can to pleasure or pressure us off of God's word, away from God and away from God's household. What do we do to keep this isolation from happening? Study God's Word, assimilate it into our lives, and live life on the give.


What does it mean "live life on the give?" I'm so glad you asked! It means to serve and give whenever you have the opportunity and means. We love people, and as long as we continue to love people, it is easy to give to them. Think of the last time that you gave something to someone or did something for someone simply with the intention to bless him or her. What was it? Was it blessing someone with food or a beverage that you purchased or made? Was it sending someone a text or message on facebook with encouraging words? Was it praying or speaking in tongues for someone? Was it manifesting in fellowship? Was it spending time with someone? These (and other simple things) are all ways that we live life on the give. Believe it or not, these are also some of the common ways that God can work in us! Sometimes it's as simple as giving someone a hug or even a smile! There have been times that God has worked in me to simply smile at someone or make them smile, and it turns that person's whole day right-side up!

Most of us have heard the saying, "God is in the little things." Clearly God is in the big things (ex: raising people from the dead, healing, other miracles, etc.), but I (and others too probably) often forget to look for God in the little things. He's that still small voice (I Kings 19:11-12), remember? It's a tremendous journey and walk with the Father to learn how he Works within us.

The gift of holy spirit within each of us is individually crafted and created by God to fit our unique bodies and souls. We can't expect God to work in us exactly the same way that He works in others. We can learn and grow in an understanding of where we fit within the body of Christ and how God works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure. The best (and only) way to do this is to serve and give within the household. As we do this, the household gets built up, our relationships get sweeter, and we rack up rewards in heaven. There is no downside!

God will work within you. You can choose to let Him!