I have been struggling a bit lately with feeling overwhelmed with all of the extra responsibilities I have had.  Many of the things are good things, and I am glad to be a part of each and every one of them but at the same time it can be a bit taxing...

Then I was looking through some devo's that I wrote last year- & was reminded once again that I don't have to try and do this thing called life on my own.  For God has so graciously given us a helper- the Holy Spirit.

I wanted to share with you some of those thoughts:

Helper

(One that helps; to give assistance or support to)

God is our helper; He is there to help give us the strength and support we need to get through what lies ahead.  We will face valleys that are too deep to go down alone and we will need to conquer mountains that are too high to dare climb ourselves.  Yet there is one we can call when we hit the places of uncertainty.  God has blessed us with a tool that we often forget to use and that is the Holy Spirit.  John 14:16 says that when Jesus was preparing for His departure from His time here on earth he told His disciples; “I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever… the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

                So in the darkest of hours in the loneliest of places we need to just call out for the Holy Spirit to comfort us, to give us peace and to give us strength.  The Holy Spirit can guide us when we aren’t sure which way to go.  When we need wisdom, it can intercede for us to God.  It is an awesome resource that we need to tap into.

                God loves us so much.  He is with us now and always- as long as we call out to Him.  We need to take the initiative.  God is always waiting with open arms to help us, but we first need to go.

Have you discovered the power you can have through the Holy Spirit?

How can the Holy Spirit help you every day?

Was there a time that you can remember, that you didn’t ask the Holy Spirit for help and you should have?

Additional scripture reading: Psalm 54:4 and Psalm 118:6

I am so incredibly thankful for that "Helper".  The days that I feel the loneliest I know God is right by my side.  His Holy Spirit dwells within me and gives me the direction and certainty I need.  

Thank you God for always loving us and always being with us.