Tuesday, September 04, 2012

God the Spirit

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

What does it mean to have God the Holy Spirit in your life?

Everyone wrestles with personal limitations.  Some of us have a hard time losing weight or giving up smoking.  You might not have the skills needed to successfully find your way through a difficult situation.  Sooner or later, most of us face relationship problems that seem impossible to solve.  We all let people down and disappoint ourselves.  Life is endlessly demanding, and we often find ourselves in need of help.

So we look for good advice from people that we trust.  We purchase self-help books and spend time with professional counselors.  We hire specialists to fix those things we cannot deal with on our own.  We ask loved ones to comfort and support us lest we fall victim to despair and lose hope, or grow bitter and give up.  We need to know that we are not alone with our problems, that help is always close at hand.

The Spirit of God is your helper, your counselor, your strong bedrock of support.  He understands your limitations and works with you to overcome them.  He offers encouragement when you feel pressured by temptation.  He holds you up when you are too exhausted to go on.  He guides you through difficult challenges, closing some doors and opening better ones.  He uses the Bible to give you wisdom, the ability to look at a situation from God’s perspective and react appropriately.  He shows you how to build good relationships and mend them when you fail. The Spirit of God encourages an outlook on life that is positive and focused on showing love to others.  He comforts you when tragedy strikes.  When you feel overwhelmed, He helps you to pause, take a deep breath, and regain your bearings.  He is always with you.

Best of all, the Holy Spirit gives you faith—the ability to believe in Jesus and rely on His promises.  When you trust Jesus to forgive your wrongdoing, you can be free of the guilt which drags you down.  When you cling securely to His promise of everlasting life, death loses its power to ruin your days with despair and hopelessness.  Of all the blessings that the Spirit gives you, nothing tops the wonderful gift of belief in Christ. 

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