Motherhood & The Holy Spirit - 3 Surprising Lessons Motherhood Taught Me About Holy Spirit
/I took part in a training years ago on ministering deliverance. The thing that has stuck with me is that your relationships with family impact your view of the individuals of the trinity.
How you interact with your dad heavily influences your instinctual view of God. Your relationship with your friends and siblings impacts your view of Jesus. The way you related to your mother impacts how you relate to Holy Spirit.
This teaching has proven more accurate in my life and faith walk than I would like to admit at times.
Now that I am a mother, I think about and talk to Holy Spirit a TON more than ever before. The Holy Spirit is described using qualities that come most natural and common to women and mothers.
Holy Spirit is a comforter, an advocate, a counselor, and a helper.
As I quickly approach becoming a mother of two, I have been reflecting on this concept again. So if my mothering instincts are a reflection of the nature of Holy Spirit, here are some things I have learned.
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