Staying Connected to the Holy Spirit

For the past two Sundays I have been sharing on the subject of staying connected. Last week I spoke on how to stay connected to God and this week on how to stay connected to the Holy Spirit. You can listen to the messages at http://restorationchurchintl.org/audio-archive. We all have times in our lives when we feel disconnected and alone. But in the Word of God Jesus tells us He will never leave us orphaned. That's a huge deal when you understand what that word truly means. Orphan comes from a Greek word and it means without parents, but also it means without being properly equipped for life so unable to handle the stresses of life. Jesus is not just telling those of us without a home, or food, of a mom or a dad that He won't leave us that way but He is telling us He wants to be there and teach us what we don't know and give us wisdom for life.

The Word of God is not just a book we can read and then forget. The Bible is a book that when we truly connect with the author and the message, it has the power to change us. The Word of God can renew and regenerate our spirit, and our soul, and that inward change, will bring an outward manifestation to our body and our relationships. 

Once we get connected the other connections that are good for us will get stronger. The connections that are sucking life out of us and causing us to live defeated, depressed and destitute will be severed because of the choices we will make. The Bible tells us that when we are weak He is strong. The power of God goes to work producing what the Word of God promises. 

This week try reading just a few verses. Start reading in 1 John and then work your way through 1,2,3, John. Let the Word work on you. Then go out and do something for someone else. See if you don't feel better about yourself and about your situation.

God is a good God and He wants to bless you.