"The Weekly Word"

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   The advocate, the holy spirit whom the father will send in my name will teach you all things. John 14:26 

My sleep cycle sure can be a challenge. Sometimes I cannot tell which end is up. Days are nights, and nights are days. Sometimes I cannot tell whether I’m coming or going. Many times, when I’m exhausted, I’ll try to pay attention, but my thoughts become mush. Often, I’ll try to push myself beyond what I should and inevitably, I say things which make absolutely no sense. 

Gosh friends, isn’t it so easy for us to get caught in the mush of life in our spiritual journey with God. Isn’t it so easy to become so strapped, so exhausted from everything we cannot even tell whether we’re coming or going. Somehow, we completely lose sight of the God of life, who by the way, has given us all we’re able to do which makes us exhausted in the first place. And hey, it can all be good things. But good things, are not always, Godly things! 

Thank goodness Jesus sends to us the Holy Spirit, the advocate to help us, to teach us, to direct our path. Thank goodness the Holy Spirit pours himself upon us and gives us breadth and depth of life we otherwise just would not be able to have. Somehow, even in our exhaustion, Jesus sends us what we need to continue the journey. 

So, are you noticing that in your life? Are you catching little glimpses of the Holy Spirit giving you strength, keeping you straight, allowing you to sort through the mush and exhaustion of all you have to do, in order that you can somehow feel God’s blessed assurance and grace upon you. Somehow are you believing through the helper, the Holy Spirit sent by Jesus to you, yes, I can do this, I’m going to make it! 

Remember, the first disciples felt the same feelings we felt. Even Jesus had so much to do it would have been easy for him to throw in the towel. Yet through our heavenly father, Jesus lives today and breathes life into us, allowing us to journey just as those disciples journeyed. Let us never forget, we never walk alone. There’s always that ultimate helper the Holy Spirit. And the great news,

 that helper never gets exhausted! 

To God be the glory 

Pastor Brandon