"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak;
and He will tell you things to come." John 16:13
I believe in God the Creator, the Redeemer and the Sustainer. I was going to say that I understand the Creator and the Redeemer but that the Sustainer is still a mystery to me, which in truth is only one third true, all three aspects of God are a mystery to me. I like to think that isn't true, I like to think that I have a firm grasp of God the Creator and God the Redeemer, i.e. Jesus, but in reality I do not. There is a story of St. Augustine that speaks of trying to understand the trinity as likely as moving the ocean into a small hole, the truth being that God is so much bigger than our human minds can take in. So while I like to think I grasp two aspects of the trinity, I really grasp none. I can only tell you what I believe.
When it comes to God the Sustainer, i.e. the Holy Spirit, i.e. the Holy Ghost, I believe that God speaks to us still. God speaks to our hearts, our souls, our dreams, our churches. God speaks in new ways to new people in new times and new places, enhancing our knowledge of God and ourselves and our world. God speaks in subtle ways, only perceptible for those with "ears to hear." God speaks into our situations and into our communities, and usually we only realize it in hindsight. I also believe that God the Sustainer works in the world still. God helps to guide us if we want to be guided. God works things out in our lives that we allow God to work out. I believe that God the Sustainer sustains us. When we are weak God gives us strength to carry on. When we are in cast about God gives us peace. When we are helpless God provides the help. Again, God work in us is only perceptible for those with "eyes to see"
+ What is your understanding of God the Sustainer?
+ When in your life can you point to as a time when God spoke, worked, or sustained you?
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