"But the Advocate, 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
You can imagine that when his disciples saw that Jesus was leaving them how disappointed they felt to see him leave. They no longer had Christ in their presence and for some, they thought the show must be over and now it's time to go home. Before Jesus made his final ascension to heaven he promised them and to all believers the gift of His holy spirit as explained in John 14:26.
Imagine, if you will, you're sitting in your sailboat in the middle of Lake Minnetonka, but you're not moving. You decided not to bother with the work of cranking that sail up and so you just sit there feeling the gentle movement of the water below. Then a friend in another boat that is moving swiftly across the water tells you to put the sail up. Your first thought was, " not sure what this will do, but alright I'll do the work to put it up. Just as you cranked the sail to the top you noticed the boat moving. With exhilaration, you steer your boat into the wind and to your surprise, your boat is gliding along the water like your friend's boat. At this moment, you are more alive and enjoying life than you were just moments before when your sail was down.
The holy spirit is like that wind. Until you find a way of capturing the power source you will be like the one sitting in that boat going nowhere. Sadly, many people would rather trust eastern religions of gods that have no power than the one who has fulfilled the promise of the holy spirit to all who believe in Him. But, the moment they put their sail up to capture the winds of God they will realize they are more alive than they were before.
God not only sent his son to die for all of us, but he also gave us the instructional manual called the Bible to guide you through the perils of this life and the gift of his holy spirit to understand what was written.
So when grief suddenly comes out of nowhere, trust the gift of God's holy spirit to get your through the emotional pain of grief.
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