I will admit that there are times when I feel all alone in this world and in my work for God. I feel as though I am fighting the uphill battle each day with little to no guidance or acknowledgment that I am even heading in the right direction.
“16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will beg in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.” — John 14:16-19 (ESV)
Jesus left this world, yes, but He did not leave us alone in this world. I have to remember that God provided the Helper, the Holy Spirit, to guide and direct me. When things are the toughest, the Holy Spirit is there to pick me up and give me the strength to persevere. I may not feel as though I am getting help to make it through, but I do make it through and have to remember that it was the Holy Spirit that gave me just enough. I don’t need reserves to indicated that I had enough to make it, I need just enough and that is was I am provided.
“26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” — John 14:26-27 (ESV)
Jesus left, yes, but He does not leave us here alone. The Holy Spirit was summoned to provide the guidance we need. Providing teaching and strength to persevere through all that comes our way. I have to remember that I am not alone and have the Helper here to do just that, help me in doing the work for God.
Jesus will be back as He says there in verse 18. He did not leave us here and forget about us. He will return and take us home with Him. In the mean time, the Helper, the Holy Spirit is here for me to lean on when I need. Whether in those times of difficulty or even in those times of joy. The Holy Spirit is there for me to guide and comfort me in all that I do. Giving me just enough to make it through and on to the next that God has in store for me.
What do you feel as though you are out there all alone attempting to accomplish? Are you really out there going it alone? What if you stepped back to realize that the Helper is there, provided by God, so that we are not alone, and that Helper is there to provide just enough for us to make it through?
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