"And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever." John 14:16 CSB
Bob Gass said, 'If you look at the world you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. But if you look at God, you'll be at rest.'
You can go through great times of challenge and even despair. The more you try to sort things out on your own, the worse things are. As Bob Gass says, if you go to the world for answers you will be lost and confused and in a state of distress. People may look to their stars for an answer to the problem, they may even go to a fortune teller for guidance, others as we read in magazines, write to Agony Aunts for answers. However, there is only one person you can receive an ideal answer from and, this is the Holy Spirit who, if you are a Christian, lives within your heart.
The Holy Spirit is our Counsellor, our Helper and our Comforter. He will always lead you into the truth, 'when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth' John 16:13. The Greek word for Comforter is Parakletos, which means one who comes alongside to strengthen, encourage and advise you. If you try to find the answer yourself, unless you receive counsel from the Comforter, you will end up frustrated and depressed because, Jesus said, 'Without Me, you can do nothing' John 15:5. There is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - 3 separate persons in one, this is the Holy Trinity. If you have Jesus in your life, you also have the Holy Spirit and, if you look to Him for help in times of need, you will receive rest.
Many people are uncertain about the Holy Spirit mainly because they don't understand Him and have been led astray by overly Charismatic teaching. Simply put, He is your power-line to God; He is your constant friend and companion and, He is like your heavenly compass guiding you here, there and wherever God wants you. He will baptise you in His Holy Spirit if you ask Him, enabling you to go deeper within the things of God.
He is your power-house, your ever ready, ever present, ever loving and constant companion. You and I need Him.
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