Immune to Fear Week 5Sample

 The Comforter 

  Who is a more faithful comrade in hardships than the Holy Spirit? Whose friendship is more valuable during troubled times than the most wonderful, kind, loyal, and awesome confidante in the universe? When taking stock of your resources, remember this most precious, personal gift of His presence and fellowship. The living God, in the Person of the Holy Spirit, is going before you, walking beside you, guarding behind you, resting upon you, and dwelling within you! What more do you need? 

The greater our revelation of the Holy Spirit’s presence, the greater our comfort. And the greater our comfort, the less the suffering feels like suffering. This is not to say that the Holy Spirit will inoculate us from all pain and distress. Instead, it means the depth of the Holy Spirit’s comfort enables us, not only to maintain our joy and character in the trying times, but also to flourish there in Christ more than ever. 

“The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing…Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes” (Isa. 35:1-2, 5-7). 

How can we have a “wilderness” so colorful, alive, and exhilarating? Through the comforting, transforming presence of the Holy Spirit! This is what makes the wilderness totally worth the trouble. It gives us the opportunity to experience the Holy Spirit’s comfort on a level we would never have experienced otherwise. 

Nothing is more valuable than the awareness of the ever-present God. If you feel as though you have entered a wilderness, determine you will use this as an occasion to discover more about the magnificent reality of the Holy Spirit.

Source: (Surviving Your Wilderness. Survival Tip #2: Assess Your Situation., The Comfort of the Holy Spirit.)