There are mentioned in the bible many different symbols of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit is the giver of life. One of the key symbols would be the dove. Why the dove and why is this important to Christians. The importance of the Holy Spirit being seen as a dove is because of what the dove symbolizes. The dove is the sign of peace; this peace has more than just our usual meaning of the word. There is a peace that the bible describes that passes all understanding.
What is the peace that passes all understanding? It is a peace in times of trouble or turmoil. It is normal to feel anxiety and fear. Fear is a response to a situation that can harm us; this harm may not just be physical. We may fear the loss of a loved one, illness or possibly the loss of employment. Feeling fear is perfectly normal and can even be health if it protects you from harm. Now the Holy Spirit symbols of peace is important to the Christian in the face of this fear. The symbol of peace is an inner calm amongst the storm. It is this inner calm that the spirit imparts to us.
If you do not feel this inner rest this does not mean that the spirit is not with you. The spirit is with you regardless of wither you feel the anxiety or not. What the anxiety does is cause us a lot of needless worrying. This is what the giver of all spirits, God wants us to avoid, it is the needless worrying that eats us up. Jesus taught why worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. This is critical because Jesus said by worrying we cannot change the result either way. The key is to find the inner working of the spirit. The first step is to quiet the mind. When you are worried the mind is in prediction mode and the predictions are of the worst-case scenario. The symbols of the Holy Spirit such as a dove are to calm you. It is difficult to look at a dove and not feel a sense of peace. The dove symbol is to remind us of the peace that is available to us; it is to turn our minds away from the circumstances that we are facing and back to the inner peace that is available.
Get in the habit of feeling the peace of the spirit even when things are going well. Often we wait until things are hectic before we acknowledge peace. The quiet time is important to finding the spirit. The spirit will not compete for our attention, as we get into the habit of walking in the gentle presence of the spirit it will be easier to find it when we are under pressure. All the symbols of the Holy Spirit are available to us and walking in this inner peace daily will keep us in touch with this presence.
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