Those who know God personally are filled with the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:25 says, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” We may not know what the person before us is going through in his or her life, but God knows. If we are in step with the Spirit, God can lead our conversation. And when you remember that God is with you every step you take, you talk to God as you listen to others. God will tell you what to ask, what to say, and when to keep silent. Being in step with the Spirit means you are open to his leading, therefore you are not in the driver’s seat. When we are controlling things, we are calling the shots and are tempted to make each conversation about us and our experiences. Even as the other person shares, we get our next point ready, formulating our thoughts so they come out just right.
Love is the constant . And no matter who you are or what you have or have not done, your deepest self already knows this, and your mind and heart can come to know this too and never leave it again. And you can take heart that others have come to know this, and they are ready to hold onto it too. That is why there is always hope . That is why we go on even when it seems like we don’t know why we go on. That is why, even with heart-break after heart-break and loneliness after loneliness and thinking all is lost and we should just give up, our spirits persist. And so, though your head may be clouded now and your heart hurting so bad that the pain shoots through every part of your body, persist.
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