If You Are Struggling

I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.  John 14:16-17 NASB

If you’re struggling to love an unlovable person, or forgive an offense that the world tells you is unforgivable, or heal from a devastating heartbreak, Holy Spirit wants to help you. He is able to help us. How do we know? Because Holy Spirit’s role is to make us more like Jesus, and this is who Jesus is.  

He loves His enemies, forgives His accusers and killers, and brings wholeness and healing to brokenness.

Where there are strongholds of sin that need to be broken. Where there is spiritual warfare that needs to be won. Where there is toxic thinking that needs breakthrough. This is where the Spirit of God is desperately needed and more than capable.

Do we have faith in this? Yes! Read the Bible ! We can be assured by God’s promises. Everything we need is available—all and only—because Holy Spirit inside us is all-sufficient. 

Philippians 2:13 CSB For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to His good purpose.

This doesn’t mean we don’t need community or friendships - It means we can have confidence because God inside us wholly equips us for what’s before us and around us.

And think on this too my friends! We never have to fear letting God down so deeply that Holy Spirit will flee! 

This may go against much of what we’ve  heard or been taught about God. Maybe you’ve heard the narrative that God will stop loving you if your behavior isn’t godly enough or your performance isn’t perfect enough.  

But this is not the Gospel. God’s presence, through His indwelling Spirit, is permanent. Holy Spirit is the most loyal companion we will ever have. Even in our loneliest moments, we are never truly alone. 

And I’m certain We’ve never needed to know this like we do today. 

Even on our most rebellious days, He stays, lovingly convicting us and walking us back to the heart of Jesus. And here’s the other thing: He helps us stay there!

When the day feels too hard to face and we want to quit showing up, or when we want to run from relationships or make ourselves numb to our hard realities, He helps us stay, because He stays too! Amazing grace!