I Still Need the Helper

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 Though it may appear that i don't have a care in the world--that i may look like some "hippie" walking into and out of the library--no child of my own to connect with, no pressing bills other than rent, phone, and life insurance--i still need The Helper, The Comforter to guide me in my next move or change in address to help others, even His four-legged creatures.  My responsibilities lie in being a good steward of His resources and to depart from the flesh of idols though heavily tempted i may become.  i am to be renewed in the spirit of my mind and put on the new man that was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. - [Ephesians 4: 23-24]


i'd like to have increased relationships with godly people, and most importantly with God.  To have faith in the All-Knowing and All-Loving.  He may have a promise for me for which i'm not ready yet.  He is perfect and He has planned every one of my steps.  Like Elijah, perhaps He is shaping me to be more rugged to meet the rigors of this day.  In effect, i too would be coming out of nowhere.  

I have one God.  His name is Jehovah.  He is the One I serve, before whom I stand.  i dare not dissolve into the background or into the neutral scenery of this world.  Yet i don't need to be in the spotlight to survive. 

But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me." Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb?  Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.  See I have inscribed yo on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. --[Isaiah 49: 14-16]


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