Post by Susan Peabody on Feb 18, 2022 1:36:10 GMT
Three Personalities
Susan Peabody
I have been learning about God since I was a child. I have come to the conclusion that he has three personalities. The God of the Old Testament, who I call Jehovah, is our creator and he has a temper. He wants obedience and he gets angry when he does not get it. He is like a father to me. He protects me from Satan.
God’s second personality is manifested in the form of Jesus Christ. He is centered, compassionate, wise, and teaches us how to love. He only lost his temper once and it was a trait he inherited from his father.
God’s third personality is known as the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us and guides us throughout our life. The Holy Spirit is our gateway to the Father and the Son.
To understand the Holy Spirit more fully, we must embrace all the metaphors.
The Holy Spirit is called a Gatekeeper because He acts. We wait at the Gate. Christ is on the other side. We are afraid and then the Holy Spirit opens the gate and invites us to embrace the Lord.
The Holy Spirit is called a Comforter because He is the caretaker of our emotions. What we cannot see we can feel. When I met the Holy Spirit it felt like falling into the arms of a lover. The emotions He stirred up in me made his presence known in a profound way.
The Holy Spirit is called a Counselor because He helps us think proper thoughts. He helps identify our sins. He encourages us to set sin aside and grow into healthy, spiritual people.
The Holy Spirit is called an Emissary because He represents the master. Everything the Holy Spirit does is courtesy of a God who loves us.
The Holy Spirit is compared to the wind because He is invisible. But the wind is not inert. It can pick up a feather and blow it anywhere.
The Holy Spirit is compared to a flame because He acts like a crucible, melting away our sins and transforming us into new creatures.
I, too, have three personalities. I have an angry side. I have a mature side who knows how to love her neighbor. And, finally, I am a teacher like the Holy Spirit.
This way of looking at God is how I deal with the different descriptions of God in the Bible. It is how I come to terms with the Trinity in heaven and all the different personalities here on earth.
Prayer, meditation, and my imagination is how I discover God and feel him in my heart and soul. I hope that everyone finds their way to God—find their way home.
February 2022