He Will Teach You

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” ~ John 14:26

I must confess that I’ve been feeling really distracted lately and have been struggling to stay focused, especially at work.  It could be anxiety over the coming baby, perhaps it’s the mundane tasks I’ve been doing.  Regardless of the reasons, I’ve been finding it a real struggle to stay focused.  What about you?  Are you struggling to stay focused or to put forth your best effort into something?  Maybe it’s not your job, maybe it’s your marriage or engaging with your kids or in their activities.  Maybe you’re struggling to make time to spend with God.  Regardless of what we are struggling with, when we take the time to ask God for help, the Holy Spirit is faithful to bring to our remembrance God’s Word and His promises to us.  Consider these:

We say: I can’t stay focused or think straight.

GOD says: But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).

We say: I feel alone and nobody loves me.

GOD says: I will never leave you nor forsake you. I have loved you with an everlasting love (Joshua 1:5; Jeremiah 31:3).

We say: I’ve sinned so much.  God could never use me and I will never mount up to anything.

GOD says: If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman (Jeremiah 15:19).

Whatever you need from God, whenever you can’t seem to find your way, God promises that He is with us and His Spirit will guide and direct us when we turn to Him and listen.  If you need something today, if you feel that you just can’t handle it on your own, the Father says, “Don’t.”  That’s why He sent His Helper so that we wouldn’t have to go it alone.

Father, thank you for your promises to your children.  Thank you for loving us so much that we will never have to walk or be alone.  Lord I pray that when we have need or lack, that we would remember to listen for the voice of the Helper, because You sent Him just for us.  It’s in Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.