Returning to the Source

I have often wondered, what gives some people such a sense of purpose with their lives while others, like me, are clueless as to what our life’s purpose is?  What makes certain individuals smile even in the face of great adversity? What drives some human beings to be more caring and loving towards others? Why is it that some individuals have a greater capacity to forgive than others? Why do some individuals seem to glow?

I found my answer to these questions and more recently, while taking a class on the Holy Spirit. It became apparent to me that the Holy Spirit, who lives within us, is the reason some people are able to behave in a manner such as those described above.

To paraphrase something that the instructor of this class stated, we humans are like lamps in that we have great potential to illuminate a world filled with such darkness. However, a lamp cannot shine its brightest without the highest wattage bulb and a connection to a power source. Furthermore, it must be connected to the right power source because without the right power source its light will surely fade.

For those individuals described above, their power source is the Holy Spirit, who has dwelled in them since our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave His life for our sins.   Those individuals live their lives through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. However, similar to the fading brightness of a lamp is the fading presence of the Holy Spirit within us.

The reason the Holy Spirit’s fades within us is because we ignore Him in favor of our own understanding/will.  However, if we choose to lean not unto our own understanding and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit (reading the bible, prayer, fellowship etc) our wisdom and knowledge will increase making us like the highest watt bulb and as stated before the highest wattage bulb connected to the right power source will surely shine the brightest.

This realization has prompted me to return to the source. For I believe, I was placed on this earth to do God’s will, and in order for me to do God’s will I have to seek His guidance in all that I do. It is my prayer that through doing this He will work through me to illuminate even the darkest corners of the earth and I pray that He does the same for you.