“We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit.” ~ Jerry Bridges

If you’re like me, we have our devotional time in the morning, reading our Bibles and praying. Then the day begins and it’s hard to turn our attention to God.

So, what can we do to draw ourselves again and again into the realm of the spirit where Jesus lives, where God can speak, and where we can find power and direction for our daily lives?

Sometimes we engage our holy imaginations. In her book Soaking in the Spirit, Carol Arnott reminds us that the Holy Spirit is referenced in Scripture as a dove. So she suggests that we imagine Him as a dove sitting on our shoulder. Maybe that’s not so odd considering the Bible tells us the Holy Spirit is the paraclete, meaning “one who comes alongside”. Sometimes it’s translated as helper, counselor, or advocate. Imagining that Holy Spirit Dove alongside me has been a reminder to me to talk to him all day long – to look for his approval and listen to his guidance about what I do, say, and even think.

Maybe that idea is too “way out there” for many of you, but it has helped me. What do you do to remind yourself to talk to our God all day long? To look to him for direction and empowerment? Feel free to post a method that works for you. Your “tip” may help someone else walk in step with God’s Spirit.

“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord.” – Isaiah 11:2