He Says Yes

I think there are times in all of our lives when we are needing encouragement. At times, weariness seems to set in and the race gets a bit tiring. It is in these times when I am so greatful for the comfort of friends and those around me that can strengthen my heart in the Lord. Yet, there are times in life when no human can reach the depth of our heart that we are in need of being touched. We need something greater.

I love the Holy Spirit's job. He has a lot of them, but one thing He loves to do is encourage. He knows the human heart so well...that we are prone to discouragement and negativity. He knows our perspective has a tendency to wonder into confusion and He knows the human heart can be our worst enemy. In knowing that, He has said yes to being the greatest encourager to our hearts. He has said yes to walking along side us in this life. He has said yes to being the great reminder of who we are when we begin to believe otherwise. His gentle touch on our hearts does more than 1,000 words from another and once you experience His passionate pleasure over your life, you can't help but be awed by this one who loves to help us. He doesn't do it grudgingly, but with such pleasure knowing that we are the Lord's treasure and reward. He is a servant to us. As a matter of fact, He is the greatest servant as He prepares our hearts in love for the day we will meet the Lord face to face. Through every trial and every disappointment, He is able to turn it to good as He gently and patiently mends our wounds and heals every false idea about ourselves. His words bring healing and although His love has been proven over the centuries, there is no better proof to me than His sweet kindness I have experienced in my short life. He is truly committed to us. Although there is a responsibility in all of us to commit to one another (even this we seem to fall short of so often), there is no committment so strong as the one He has made for us. Our committment to Him seems so weak when all we see so often is our weakest parts, but that is just another reminder of what God is like. His patience with us, is...well...I have no words, really. I used to think it was MY committment to God that was getting His attention. Now it is HIS committment to me that gets my attention. In all my desire to love Him and be committed to Him, at the end of the day I am left with the brokeness of my own humanity. But then, there He stands, faithfully beside me...saying yes to me again. And this, my friends, is the story of my life.