{"id":246,"date":"2026-05-14T08:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=246"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:19:40","slug":"may-14-2026-853-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"May 14, 2026, 8:53 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Joshua, what are you thinking about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> Why does that matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit: <\/em>Joshua, what are you thinking about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> God, it doesn\u2019t matter<\/em>. All that matters is what you want<\/em> and that I\u2019m doing it<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Huh. (long pause) Hmm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026Okay, so like\u2026 I\u2019m just kind of nervous. That\u2019s all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Interesting. A Child of God, nervous<\/em>? That\u2019s so out of place it demands<\/em> my attention. You do know my fruit is peace, right?<\/em> If my child isn\u2019t bearing my fruit, or my fruit appears crowded out by something different<\/em>, believe me\u2014I care<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026I\u2019m nervous because\u2026 I just\u2026 I don\u2019t wanna talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit: <\/em>(leans in) Joshua\u2014I do though<\/em>. Would you deprive me of connection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026I mean\u2026 no. But\u2026 I mean\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> But\u2026 you mean?… Don\u2019t you mean no? Or do you not<\/em> mean \u201cno\u201d? Let your yes be yes, and your no, no. I\u2019m in heaven, you\u2019re on earth, let your words be few. In other words, kiddo\u2014please answer honestly<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> (I start tearing up) God, it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Hmm. It matters to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> Okay, fine. Um\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Um?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026My mug sounds like a cicada. It\u2019s a constant \u201cbuzzing\u201d\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> (shakes head) You\u2019re not being direct. Do you care about the buzz?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> (My eyes dart back and forth) \u2026No. I didn\u2019t even think about it until I wanted to be distracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> Distracted from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua:<\/em> \u2026Some people I care about. I feel guilty caring about people that other people I know seem upset with. Like\u2026 I\u2019m worried it\u2019ll seem like I\u2019m picking sides, when I want everyone<\/em> to do well, to have a great relationship with you, etcetera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Spirit:<\/em> (nods) So you\u2019re afraid of guilt by association? You know, I\u2019ve never once struggled with that. But ask a skeptic or a scoffer, and they may tell you God lets me in just about anywhere<\/em>. I\u2019m often a victim of guilt by association\u2014\u201cThey healed me, and then abused my partner! The Holy Spirit\u2019s obviously bad<\/em>!\u201d When I had nothing to do with the harm<\/em>. The person who imparted the gift of prophecy to you also ended up dramatically wounding you. They already know, and you\u2019ve already forgiven them, but my work isn\u2019t minimized by people hurting people<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason hurt can increase with me is because vulnerability increases<\/em>. Someone may walk in my gifting, someone gets set free, feels extra safe<\/strong><\/em>, and then even a butter knife may pierce their heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying people are too sensitive but that my working increases vulnerability, WHICH IS WHY MY GIFTING MUST BE PAIRED WITH LOVE<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My gifting without love is dangerous<\/strong><\/em>. But this is true of every gift I have given people<\/em>. Money, without love, is dangerous<\/strong><\/em>. A smooth tongue, able to turn the heart of a king, without love, is dangerous<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuilt by association\u201d is the American caste system<\/em>. If you fall by guilt by association, you are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, because that means you visited the least of these in the lowest of points AND JESUS TAKES THAT AS TO HIM<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe me when I say I will display my greatest power in the darkest point<\/strong><\/em>. You know this was true when you first heard from me. Don\u2019t run away from those with the dark label, RECOGNIZE THAT JESUS IS ON GUARD FOR THAT PERSON<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will lead. You\u2019re not called to everyone in every dark situation<\/em>. No one is. But you are called to some<\/em>. All are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are never labeled with \u201cguilt by association\u201d then you probably don\u2019t know Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holy Spirit: Joshua, what are you thinking about? Joshua: Why does that matter? Holy Spirit: Joshua, what are you thinking about? Joshua: God, it doesn\u2019t matter. All that matters is what you want and that I\u2019m doing it. Holy Spirit: Huh. (long pause) Hmm. Joshua: \u2026Okay, so like\u2026 I\u2019m just kind of nervous. That\u2019s all. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaygodtaughtme.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}