Thursday, November 27, 2014

Getting rid of the knots

I absolutely love and live for my monthly massages and they really are a big help! Getting the knots in my back and shoulders removed is a big relief. A months worth of stress and tension just melts away and it feels amazing.

In our spiritual lives do we get knots as well? I think we can, issues in our relationship with God that are just difficult to understand and as a result we can have spiritual stress about them. Paul spoke about a thorn in the side, but God never removed that thorn, He simply gave Paul to grace and strength to endure.

When we battle with issues of persistent health problems, difficult work circumstances, trouble in our relationships and even financial stress, these all put stress on our relationship with God because we wonder how a loving God could allow these things.

The work of the Holy Spirit is to comfort us and to relieve our stress by reminding us that we are not alone. Firstly we are not alone in our human experiences and secondly we are not alone because God is walking our path with us. When we receive that type of comfort it helps us to deal with our daily spiritual stresses and relieves our burdens.


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