All praises to God, my Father, and my LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. Receiving the revelation from the Holy Ghost (I walk and live in the Spirit!),. the scripture came to me of "Psalms 139:23-24, Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting," First, I have learned that I must be in a surrendered state/ position (or in pursuit of one) that I want God to search me.
Being holy (set apart for Jesus' purpose) women of God in the world, but not of the world (John 15), some women resist being recognized as part of a peculiar" people (I Peter 2:9). By not accepting to embrace in each opportunity that they are part of the chosen generation of peculiar people in the kingdom of God, some women become offended and insulted by other women when encountering various situations in life. This may cause some to take on the world's position in their character that "I am just as good as she is and who does she thinks that she is!” Thus, giving the flesh (the natural woman) and the devil (the father of lies) an opportunity to oppose God, when not brought into subjection to the Holy Spirit.
Saintly women, who have been sincerely walking in the Spirit of God for a season, have faced offenses, particularly with women. Women in their flesh and blood family, women in the body of Christ, worldly women, broken women, women friends, etc. - the list can go on and on. When these offenses come, this is the time to display a deep reverence for God! (This will get easier to do as one practices it.) The word of God proclaims in I Peter 5:6 to "humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and He will exalt you in due time." Not in a saint's time! Often, the process problem is that saints do not want to humbly wait for the Lord's due (appointed/selected) time! If they waited (absolutely without any doubt and trusted Him), in FAITH, they would spend the time searching, asking, seeking and knocking to God for their deliverance in the matter. They would stop and begin to declare an individual and personal, heart-felt search ME attitude and yield to and obey the prompting of the Holy Ghost (Spirit) revelation to them and would obtain that virtue (energy) that is needed to dig much deeper in their hearts to see the REAL woman. Gory to God!
My personal encounter of a surrendering search causes me to go down on my knees, not just my knees but lay prostrate and pour out my heart to God over my character! I have discover (after searching) that my flesh (which is opposed to the Holy Spirit) does not like hearing, listening, receiving, acknowledging and accepting the truth (things not Christ-like) about my character, whether that truth was revealed in prayer while seeking God, or through an actual situation that could have transpired with my husband, children, church, work or etc.- His will is accepted and obeyed.
A thorough (surrendered) search of the heart with God at any given time will result in clarity concerning character (Yes, Lord it's me, not her!). Obedience to the Spirit and word of God from a consecrated search can produce a spiritual growth in character that is able to pull down strongholds (II Corinthians 10:4-5 - those faulty thinking patterns about other women that cause one to speak ill about the character of another woman), and keep that saint focused in making righteous discernment concerning other women. A consecrated, saintly character causes God to lead us to everlasting life. Glory to God!
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