This has been ...a week...to say the least. It started off on a high... anticipating the holiday with family and friends, being thankful for so many blessings.
At the start of the week, a new friend at church asked me a wonderful question. She wanted to know more about the Holy Spirit, more specifically, spiritual languages. It brought back such a freshness to my heart...thinking back on the days when I first trusted Him. It really brought me to the main question, why should we receive the baptism of the Spirit?
Oh sure, many will say... to pray more effectively, or to feel His presence, but the real answer is power. Not power to do as we please, but to do as HE pleases. He gives us power to witness, to live lives where doing the right thing, doing the hard thing, doing the impossible...is possible, because He is right there providing His power...never expecting us to have it within ourselves.
So, that leads me to the rest of the week. I marveled at the strength two of my sisters had in the loss of their brother and their father this week. How can they do it? How do they speak of the joy in knowing their loved ones are with the Lord, rather than burying themselves in their grief? I'm again reminded of the Holy Spririt...Our Comforter. The same God who gives us power to witness, to live the life on the path less traveled, gives us...comfort.
So, how are these connected? How can I even begin to fathom this divine power He places within us? How can I begin to grasp that the God of the Universe...the Holy Spirit...would choose to live within me? And so, there it is...He is our strength and our hope...He is our peace in the midst of the raging storms. When life's battles reveal our weaknesses, they also become an opportunity to reveal His power. He is the hope that lifts us from our dispair and promises new life. So, when you find yourself in a mixed up week of ups and downs, and really just want to find something to hang onto until the merry-go-round stops...remember...He's always there.
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