Full Court Press

 

A fool gives full vent

     to his spirit,

but the wise

quietly holds it back.

         Proverbs 29. 11

The wise do not ignore

   volatile situations 

   or even wrongs that are done,

not reacting like a fool,

    but responding differently.

The wise take a 

       different passage through

            the messy stuff.

We find another way 

     of going forth

   with a strength and wisdom

   that is not our own.

What if we instead gave

   full vent to the Holy Spirit?

Not just a small crack,

      but all doors thrown open.

Full court press is 

 an intentional all-out effort

to alter the trajectory, 

  to initiate change,

as only the Holy Spirit

                    knows how.

He covers all of us

   with His power

   like nothing we have ever seen.

O LORD,

None of us is immune from

   troubling relationships,

   hurt feelings,

   and impossible situations.

Help us to give full vent

   to Your Spirit

and watch as You work

  Your grace here.

Holy Spirit,

           enter into

not just these circumstances,

    but fully in our being.

If we want something different,

    something has to change.

And that would be our hearts.