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“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said
to you.” - John 14:26
Wandering, aimlessly.Confused and feeling lost.
Overwhelmed, unsure and tired all of the time.
Monotony and boredom fill the gaps.
These are the typical words I hear describing the life of those living in the 21st century. We have engineered and innovated more technology in the last 7 years, than in the last 2000 years combined. Through the devices that we carry in our hand we can answer 90% of the questions that are posed to us each day, and we trust the information we receive as if it is fact. More data is flying through the air at this very moment than what has been spoken in the halls of Congress in the last 30 days. At any given moment, there are hundreds of millions of people all over the globe posting comments and updates via Twitter, Facebook, email or other social networking sites. We have created the busyness that we so desperately despise.
Where does the social network with the Holy Spirit reside. Is there a web-site, a URL, a Facebook page where I can go and hear the words that the Holy Spirit has for me today? The words of Paul the Apostle, John the Baptist, Peter, John, Mark and the others were communicated face to face across the Mediterranean Basin over the course of 70 to 80 years. They wrote them down on papyrus and hand carried them by foot or water to share the Word with others. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and then took to the task of spreading the word as Jesus instructed them to do.
Each of them had lives, and had to make choices to follow His teachings and pursue His purpose or to return back to their life in Nazareth, Jerusalem or the Israeli countryside. How are you any different? Jesus does not walk by your side in the physical sense of the word, as He did with these great men and the women of that day. Yet in this scripture John 14:26, Jesus clearly states that He will send a Counselor to walk with each of us and continue teaching us and helping us carry on what He started. This counselor, the Holy Spirit, resides within each of us. We are choosing to ignore Him or to take time and listen each day, each moment.
The world will bombard you and occupy every moment of every day if you let them. This is the strongest tool that Satan has and it is highly effective at distracting you from pursuing God’s love and grace with everything you have. Let’s face it, you likely spend more time on Facebook, Twitter, texting, reading emails and socializing on the internet each day than you do pausing and communing with the Holy Spirit. Ask yourself why? Why do we as a society prioritize those areas of life over the most important area of life – our spiritual strength?
Many of us wonder where God is in situations in our lives, without realizing or recognizing that He is right where He has always been – inside of your heart. The Holy Spirit is God, manifested inside of each of you. He is your Counselor and everything you hear from Him is pure, truth and righteous. God cannot sin, lie or deceive; and the Holy Spirit likewise cannot. There is no condemnation from the Holy Spirit, conviction – certainly; but not condemnation. You will hear from the Holy Spirit what is working and what is not; and you will be convicted to do what is righteous and holy, rather than what is unrighteous and worldly. The choice will still be yours on which you will pursue, but don’t put the blame on God for the decisions you are making in life. Ok. So at least now you know that the power of God is within you, what are you going to do about it? Again – the choice is yours.
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